- Offers step-by-step guidance on Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE), a new minimally invasive refractive procedure
- Discusses the relevant clinical science
- Explains solutions to potential pitfalls
- Explores emerging applications
In this book an international panel of authors offer a clear, step-by-step approach to Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE), a new refractive procedure approved for the treatment of myopia and astigmatism that is a truly minimally invasive key-hole type
surgery.
The book opens by discussing important fundamentals of the technology, followed by a close look at the healing response. The current surgical techniques are then described in detail with the aim of providing easy-to-understand guidance for all who wish to perform SMILE surgery or to identify solutions to pitfalls that may arise during the learning curve.
Further sections cover the clinical science relating to SMILE (explaining underlying principles), discuss ongoing investigations to further expand the spectrum of SMILE surgery and offer suggestions on how to market the procedure and communicate it to the prospective patient. This guide is “a must” for everyone who wishes to enter the exciting world of SMILE.
Basic principles: Femtosecond Laser for Advanced Single-Step Corneal Refractive
Surgery: Basic knowledge of Physics and Optics.- Wound Healing after Femtosecond
Laser Corneal Refractive Surgery.- Corneal Nerve and Keratocyte Response to Relex
Surgery. Clinical Development and Current Techniques: Brief Historical Overview of the
Clinical Development of Relex Surgical Procedure.- Current Technique and
Instrumentation for SMILE.- Refining Results with SMILE: Tips & Tricks.- Overview of
Clinical Results for Low and Mid Myopia.- Astigmatism Correction.- Clinical Results in High
Myopia.- Complications after SMILE and its Management Including Re-Treatment
Techniques.- Management of Laser Settings for Better SMILE Surgery.- Advantages and
Disadvantages of Different Cap Thicknesses. Clinical Science Related to SMILE: The Key
Characteristics of Corneal Refractive Surgery: Biomechanics, Corneal Sensation,
Spherical Aberration and Contrast Sensitivity after SMILE.- Centration in ReLEx Surgery.-
How to Improve the Refractive Predictability.- Transmission and Scanning Electron
Microscopy of the Extracted Lenticules.- Collagen Characteristics & Refractive Outcomes.
Future Concepts: SMILE for Very High Myopia.- Hyperopic Correction by ReLEx.- Concept
of Reversible Corneal Refractive Surgery (Lenticule Re-Implantation). Marketing & Patient
Communication: Marketing of SMILE.
