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SMILE may yield faster nerve fiber regeneration vs. femtosecond laser-assisted LASIK
Small incision lenticule extraction may have a more rapid recovery of subbasal nerve fiber density, but outcomes are similar to femtosecond laser-assisted LASIK at 6 months postoperatively, according to a study.The retrospective review evaluated the confocal microscopy images of 15 patients who had small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) in one eye and femtosecond laser-assisted LASIK in the fellow eye to compare postoperative corneal nerve fiber regeneration.