KOLOA, Hawaii — Low-energy SMILE procedures resulted in similar visual acuity and higher-order aberrations at 1 day and 1 month postoperatively when compared with LASIK procedures in a retrospective study, according to a speaker here.
“SMILE is a minimally invasive procedure with LASIK-like outcomes. It is very well received with very high patient satisfaction rates at 96% in its FDA study. It’s a one-stop shop. Patients aren’t swinging side to side; patients aren’t getting different lasers. You laser the patient and then remove the lenticule,” Kathryn M.
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