Five Signs of Unintended Initial Dissection of the Posterior Plane During SMILE

After several years of development, small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) has achieved somewhat stable efficacy and is seeing increasing popularity among refractive surgeons.1,2 It is advised to dissect the anterior plane first before the posterior plane. However, unintended initial dissection of the posterior plane is a common problem for surgeons who are newly acquainted with SMILE. This increases the difficulty of lenticule dissection and can even lead to complications such as tearing and rupture of the corneal cap or lenticule.3,4 It is essential for surgeons who are learning SMILE

Source: Journal of Refractive Surgery - January 10, 2018 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Ke Zheng, MD Source Type: research