scholarly journals SMILE and Wavefront-Guided LASIK Out-Compete Other Refractive Surgeries in Ameliorating the Induction of High-Order Aberrations in Anterior Corneal Surface

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min-jie Ye ◽  
Cai-yuan Liu ◽  
Rong-feng Liao ◽  
Zheng-yu Gu ◽  
Bing-ying Zhao ◽  
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Purpose. To compare the change of anterior corneal higher-order aberrations (HOAs) after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK), wavefront-guided LASIK with iris registration (WF-LASIK), femtosecond laser-assisted laser in situ keratomileusis (FS-LASIK), and small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE).Methods. In a prospective study, 82 eyes underwent LASIK, 119 eyes underwent WF-LASIK, 88 eyes underwent FS-LASIK, and 170 eyes underwent SMILE surgery. HOAs were measured with Pentacam device preoperatively and 6 months after surgery. The aberrations were described as Zernike polynomials, and analysis focused on total HOAs, spherical aberration (SA), horizontal coma, and vertical coma over 6 mm diameter central corneal zone.Results. Six months postoperatively, all procedures result in increase of anterior corneal total HOAs and SA. There were no significant differences in the induced HOAs between LASIK and FS-LASIK, while SMILE induced fewer total HOAs and SA compared with LASIK and FS-LASIK. Similarly, WF-LASIK also induced less total HOAs than LASIK and FS-LASIK, but only fewer SA than FS-LASIK (P<0.05). No significant difference could be detected in the induced total HOAs and SA between SMILE and WF-LASIK, whereas SMILE induced more horizontal coma and vertical coma compared with WF-LASIK (P<0.05).Conclusion. FS-LASIK and LASIK induced comparable anterior corneal HOAs. Compared to LASIK and FS-LASIK, both SMILE and WF-LASIK showed advantages in inducing less total HOAs. In addition, SMILE also possesses better ability to reduce the induction of SA in comparison with LASIK and FS-LASIK. However, SMILE induced more horizontal coma and vertical coma compared with WF-LASIK, indicating that the centration of SMILE procedure is probably less precise than WF-LASIK.

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenjing Wu ◽  
Yan Wang

Background. To investigate the correlation between corneal biomechanics and the surgically induced corneal high-order aberrations (HOAs) after small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) and femtosecond laser in situ keratomileusis (FS-LASIK).Methods. A total of 150 right myopic eyes that underwent SMILE or FS-LASIK surgery were included in this retrospective study, 75 eyes in each group. The corneal hysteresis (CH) and the corneal resistance factor (CRF) with the corneal HOAs of the anterior, posterior, and total cornea were assessed preoperatively and three months postoperatively. Multivariate linear regression was applied to determine the correlations.Results. The preoperative CRF was significantly correlated with the induced 3rd–6th-order HOAs and spherical aberration of the anterior surface and the total cornea after SMILE and FS-LASIK surgeries (P<0.05), postoperatively. The CRF was significantly correlated with the induced vertical coma of the anterior and posterior surfaces and the total cornea after SMILE surgery (P<0.05). There was a significant correlation between the CRF and the induced posterior corneal horizontal coma after FS-LASIK surgery (P=0.013).Conclusions. The corneal biomechanics affect the surgically induced corneal HOAs after SMILE and FS-LASIK surgery, which may be meaningful for screening the patients preoperatively and optimizing the visual qualities postoperatively.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanyan Fu ◽  
Yewei Yin ◽  
Yang Zhao ◽  
Aiqun Xiang ◽  
Ying Lu ◽  
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Abstract Background To compare postoperative clinical outcomes of high myopia after being treated by Small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) and femtosecond laser in situ keratomileusis (FS-LASIK).Methods Comprehensive studies were conducted on the PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library, and Chinese databases.Trials meeting the selection criteria were quality appraised, and the data were extracted by 2 independent authors, and the RevMan 5.3 version software were used in analyzing.Result Ten studies involving 637 patients (1093 eyes;575 eyes in the SMILE group and 518 eyes in the FS-LASIK group) were included in this meta-analysis. Pooled result revealed no significant differences in the following outcomes: the logMAR values of postoperative UDVA(WMD = -0.01, 95% CI: -0.02,0.00, I²=0%, P = 0.10 at postoperative 1mo; WMD =-0.01, 95% CI: -0.00 to 0.01, I²=0%,P = 0.35 at postoperative 3mo; WMD = -0.01, 95% CI:-0.02 to 0.01, I²=17%,P = 0.26 at long term), the logMAR values of postoperative CDVA(WMD = -0.02, 95% CI, -0.04 to 0.00, I²=0%, P = 0.11),and the postoperative mean refractive SE (WMD =0.02, 95% CI:0.04 to 0.08, I²=29%, P=0.60) . In the long-term observation, postoperative tHOA (WMD =-0.10, 95% CI:-0.13 to -0.07, I²=15%, P<0.00001)and postoperative spherical aberration (WMD =-0.13, 95% CI:--0.17 to -0.09, I²=38%, P<0.00001) were found to be less in the SMILE group compared with the FS-LASIK group, but no significant difference was found in postoperative coma (WMD =-0.02, 95% CI:-0.04 to 0.00, I²=98%, P=0.40).We also found greater PCE change post FS-LASIK than SMILE at long term follow-ups(WMD =-0.69, 95% CI:-1.36 to -0.01, I²=0%, P<0.05, however, there was no significant difference between the two groups at 3- or 6- months.(WMD =-0.19, 95% CI:-0.41 to 0.03, I²=31%, P=0.09;WMD =-0.20, 95% CI:-0.50 to 0.10, I²=17%, P=0.20)Conclusion For patients with high myopia, both SMILE and FS-LASIK are safe and efficacious. However, SMILE induced less tHOA and spherical aberration compared with FS-LASIK. Besides, FS-LASIK showed a greater increase in PCE than SMILE only at long term follow-ups. It remains to be seen whether the patients can get a better visual quality after SMILE and more comparative studies focused on high myopia is necessary.


2015 ◽  
Vol 44 (0) ◽  
pp. 43-50
Author(s):  
Takahiro Kataoka ◽  
Momoko Morikawa ◽  
Azusa Murata ◽  
Mayuka Ito ◽  
Naoki Isogai ◽  
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