This review looks at the benefits, limitations, complications, and future applications of the
small-incision lenticule extraction procedure. Using the search terms small incision lenticule …

This review summarizes the current status of the small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE)
procedure. Following the early work by Sekundo et al. and Shah et al., SMILE has become …

PURPOSE: To evaluate the safety, effectiveness, stability, and predictability of implanting
autologous lenticules obtained from small incision lenticule extraction for the treatment of …

Stromal keratophakia was first performed by José Ignacio Barraquer in the 1960s. The
refractive lamellar keratoplasty technique was intensely pursued in the 1980s as a method …

PURPOSE: To investigate the potential benefit of keratoconus surgery using customized
corneal stromal donor lenticules obtained from myopic small incision lenticule extraction …

PURPOSE: To describe a new technique (PrEsbyopic Allogenic Refractive Lenticule
[PEARL] inlay) using an allogenic corneal inlay prepared from a small incision lenticule …

We describe a case of unilateral corneal ectasia in a 26-year-old man following small-
incision lenticule extraction. The preoperative corneal topography was normal, with a …

Corneal techniques for enhancing near and intermediate vision to correct presbyopia
include surgical and contact lens treatment modalities. Broad approaches used …

Purpose Femtosecond lasers have revived the possibility of stromal keratophakia or tissue
additive keratoplasty, a technique originally introduced by Prof. Jose Ignacio Barraquer in …

Presbyopia results from loss or insufficiency of the eye's accommodative ability, and
clinically manifests as the inability to focus near objects on the retina. It is one of the most …