Refractive surgery refers to any procedure that corrects or minimizes refractive errors. Today,
refractive surgery has evolved beyond the traditional laser refractive surgery, embodied by …

Purpose In recent years, the interest in corneal biomechanics has strongly increased. The
material properties of the cornea determine its shape and therefore play an important role in …

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 …

PURPOSE: To assess possible differences in clinical outcomes when small-incision
lenticule extraction (SMILE) and femtosecond laser-assisted LASIK (FS-LASIK) are used to …

Purpose To investigate the association of a novel metric, percent tissue altered, with the
occurrence of ectasia after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) in eyes with normal corneal …

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 …

Recent studies have shown that alterations in corneal biomechanical properties are
associated with corneal pathologies, particularly corneal ectasia. Moreover, these …

Background To report one year results of the first cohort of routine refractive lenticule
extraction through a small incision (ReLEx SMILE) for correction of myopia and myopic …

PURPOSE: To perform a comparative clinical analysis of the safety, efficacy, and
predictability of two surgical procedures (ie, small incision lenticule extraction [SMILE] and …

This review outlines risk factors of post-laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) ectasia that can
be detected preoperatively and presents a new metric to be considered in the detection of …