Comparison of Persistent Postoperative Discomfort 1 Year after Keratorefractive Lenticule Extraction and Implantable Collamer Lens Implantation (2025)
Bu Ki Kim, Young Taek Chung
Femtosecond laser system
Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. VisuMax Femtosecond Laser
Femtosecond laser system evaluated for small-incision lenticule extraction in the FDA pivotal study.
6studies represented
1,378enrolled eyes
6study arms
5 yearslongest standardized follow-up
Evidence involving this device
Two-Year Visual Outcomes of Evolution Implantable Collamer Lens and Small Incision Lenticule Extraction for the Correction of Low Myopia (2022)
Fu M, Li M, Xian Y, Yu Z, Zhang H, Choi J, Niu L, Wang X, Zhou X
Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Femtosecond LASIK and Small-Incision Lenticule Extraction (2020)
Ang M, Farook M, Htoon HM, Mehta JS
Small Incision Lenticule Extraction for Hyperopia: 12-Month Refractive and Visual Outcomes (2019)
Pradhan KR, Reinstein DZ, Carp GI, Archer TJ, Dhungana P
Visual outcomes 5 years after small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE), surgery on spherocylindrical myopia eyes, from 616 eyes (2018)
J Burazovitch, H Ferguene, D Naguszewski
FDA pivotal clinical study of SMILE with the VisuMax Femtosecond Laser (2016)
U.S. Food and Drug Administration