Clinical Results of Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE) for the Correction of High Myopia

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Conditions studied: Myopia, High Myopia

In brief

Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE) was introduced in 2011 using the VISUMAX femtosecond laser (Carl Zeiss Meditec, Jena, Germany). It is designed for correction of myopia and myopic astigmatism. It involves the creation of a corneal tissue disk called lenticule and its extraction through a minimally invasive incision, utilizing only a femtosecond laser. This enables rapid visual recovery with very little discomfort to the patient. This observational case series monitors visual and refractive outcomes of myopic correction for more than -7.75 D. It is to * gather long-term results and refractive stability * detect rare complications or side-effects * evaluate the efficacy in a large number of patients

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04110067

Run by

Suphi Taneri

People needed

5000

Starts

2016-01-01

Expected to finish

2029-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2024-11-29

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• adults
• myopia more than -7.75 D
• refractive stability more than 1 year

You may not qualify if…

• corneal irregular astigmatism
• ectatic conditions

Where it is running

• Center for Refractive Surgery — Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (enrolling)

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