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Small-incision lenticule extraction safely corrects spherical myopia
BOSTON — Small-incision lenticule extraction safely and predictably corrected vision in patients with spherical myopia, according to a study here. At the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery annual meeting, John F. Doane, MD, elucidated preliminary clinical trial results with the ReLEx femtosecond laser-assisted small-incision lenticule extraction (smile) procedure with the VisuMax femtosecond laser (Carl Zeiss Meditec). “It’s incredibly predictable,” Doane said.