The implantation of fresh SMILE lenticules can effectively reduce residual hyperopic refractive errors after LASIK, according to a study.
The results of this method in 40 eyes of 30 patients were presented in a poster at the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting by Njomza Hima Musa, MD, and co-authors.
The lenticules were taken from patients who underwent SMILE surgery for myopia and inserted in post-LASIK eyes with residual hyperopic error using two methods in two groups of 20 eyes. In the first group, the LASIK flap was lifted, cleaned and (Read more...)