SMILE’s advantages include improved tear osmolarity

CHICAGO — Small incision lenticule extraction has some advantages over LASIK, with the procedure being less influenced by the environmental factors of surgery, such as hydration and exposure, according to a presenter here. “It is a highly effective procedure. It has very high satisfaction rates, the dry eye is better, the biomechanics are better, induced aberration is lower, subjective pain is lower and the regression is lower,” Sunil Shah, MD, said at Refractive Subspecialty Day preceding the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.

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