| publication name | Intraoperative complications of refractive small incision lenticule extraction in the early learning curve |
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| Authors | Hamed AM, Abdelwahab SM, Soliman TT |
| year | 2018 |
| keywords | ReLEX, SMILE, ReSMILE, refractive, SMILE complications |
| journal | clinical ophthalmology |
| volume | Not Available |
| issue | Not Available |
| pages | 665-668 |
| publisher | dove press |
| Local/International | International |
| Paper Link | https://www.dovepress.com/intraoperative-complications-of-refractive-small-incision-lenticule-ex-peer-reviewed-article-OPTH |
| Full paper | download |
| Supplementary materials | Not Available |
Abstract
Purpose: To study the intraoperative complications of refractive small incision lenticule extraction (ReSMILE push-up technique), and to record the mean intraoperative duration time of all surgeries for the refractive surgeon in his early learning curve. Setting: Ebsar Eye Center, Benha, Egypt. Design: A prospective, single-center, cohort clinical study. Methods: This prospective, single-center, cohort clinical study was done on patients with myopia and myopic astigmatism, who were enrolled for SMILE surgeries. All the SMILE operations were performed by a single refractive surgeon (AMH), by using only the ReSMILE push-up technique. Results: A total of 190 eyes were operated upon, using the (ReSMILE push-up technique), with a mean follow-up period of 2 months. The intraoperative complications have been recorded for all patients. The mean operative duration of all cases was 4.45±1.45 minutes. Conclusion: The ReSMILE: push-up technique seems to facilitate visualization of the edge of the lenticule of the SMILE surgery, especially for the refractive surgeon in his early learning curve.