Femtosecond Lenticule Extraction (FLEx) for Spherocylindrical Hyperopia Using New Profiles

Femtosecond lenticule extraction (FLEx) is a refractive surgery procedure in which a femtosecond laser is used to generate an intrastromal lenticule that is removed manually after lifting the flap, as first described in humans during the American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting in 2006 using the VisuMax femtosecond laser (Carl Zeiss Meditec, Jena, Germany) and published in 2008.1 This procedure was refined by eliminating the need for a flap by dissecting and removing the lenticule through a small incision in a procedure known as small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE), and was
Source: Journal of Refractive Surgery - Category: Opthalmology Authors: Source Type: research