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  • Title: Long-term visual quality after small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) and laser assisted subepithelial keratomileusis (LASEK) for low myopia.
    Author: Fu M, Li M, Wei R, Zhang C, Huang Y, Niu L, Wang X, Zhang H, Zhou X.
    Journal: BMC Ophthalmol; 2022 Aug 18; 22(1):347. PubMed ID: 35978275.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Few studies have reported the visual outcomes of small-incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) and laser-assisted subepithelial keratomileusis (LASEK) for myopia correction. This study aims to compare the visual quality and corneal wavefront aberrations after SMILE and LASEK for low-myopia correction. METHODS: In this prospective study, we included 29 eyes of 29 patients who received SMILE and 23 eyes of 23 patients who received LASEK between June 2018 and January 2019. The following measurements were assessed: uncorrected (UDVA) and corrected (CDVA) distance visual acuity, manifest refraction, corneal wavefront aberrations, and subjective visual quality. All patients were followed up for two years. RESULTS: All procedures were uneventful. An efficacy index of 1.19 ± 0.17 was established in the SMILE group and 1.23 ± 0.20 in the LASEK group. No eyes lost more than two lines of CDVA. We found that 93% (27/29) of the treated eyes in the SMILE group and 91% (21/23) in the LASEK group had spherical equivalent (SE) within ± 0.25D. The increases in the total corneal spherical aberration and the corneal front spherical aberration were lower in the SMILE group than in the LASEK group (P < 0.01). In contrast, the increases in the total corneal vertical coma and the corneal front vertical coma in the SMILE group were greater than those in the LASEK group (P < 0.01). CONCLUSION: Both SMILE and LASEK have good safety, stability, and patient-reported satisfaction for low myopia. SMILE induced less corneal spherical aberration but greater vertical coma than LASEK.
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