Visualization crucial for LASIK enhancement after SMILE

Glenn I. Carp
LISBON, Portugal — LASIK enhancement after small incision lenticule extraction can be a safe and effective procedure, but visualizing the original interface is crucial to avoid complications, according to one speaker.
“Our standard SMILE (Carl Zeiss Meditec) protocol as a primary procedure is to create a 135-µm cap, and if you plan a 100-µm flap you are very unlikely to buttonhole or cross over into the underlying interface. However, the bottom line when you do these procedures is to be able to visualize the original interface. You (Read more...)

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