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Comparative study of small incision refractive lenticule extraction with 5 mm versus 6.5 mm optic zone for myopia
PURPOSE: To compare residual stromal thickness (RST) in eyes undergoing small incision refractive lenticule extraction (SMILE) using a lenticular diameter of 6.5 mm versus those with a diameter of 5 mm. METHODS: In this retrospective comparative case series, consecutive patients who underwent SMILE...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer - Medknow
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10491035/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37417110 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/IJO.IJO_2559_22 |
Sumario: | PURPOSE: To compare residual stromal thickness (RST) in eyes undergoing small incision refractive lenticule extraction (SMILE) using a lenticular diameter of 6.5 mm versus those with a diameter of 5 mm. METHODS: In this retrospective comparative case series, consecutive patients who underwent SMILE between 2016 and 2021 with at least 6 months of follow-up were included. Preoperative best-corrected distance visual acuity (BCDVA), refractive error, contrast sensitivity, central corneal thickness, keratometry, higher order aberrations, and scotopic pupil size were recorded using a Placido disk topography with Sheimpflug tomography-based system. Patients underwent SMILE with a lenticular diameter of 6.5 mm until 2018 (n = 372 eyes). Thereafter, the lenticular diameter was reduced to 5 mm (n = 318). The RST, postoperative refraction, aberrations, subjective glare, and halos were compared across groups at 1 and 6 months. RESULTS: The mean age of participants was 26.8 ± 5.8 years with a mean preoperative spherical equivalent of −4.48 D ± 2.16 D (range: −0.75 to −12.25 D) and mean scotopic pupil of 3.7 ± 0.75 mm. Eyes in the 5 mm group had 30.6 m (95% confidence interval [CI] = 28 to 33 m, P < 0.001) greater RST compared to the 6.5 mm group after adjusting for spherical equivalent and preoperative pachymetry. There were no differences in vision, contrast sensitivity, aberrations (wavefront error of 0.19 ± 0.2 vs. 0.25 ± 0.2, P = 0.19) or glare between the two groups. CONCLUSION: SMILE performed with a lenticular diameter of 5 mm leads to greater RST across the myopic range, but without inducing significant higher-order aberrations. |
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