SMILE and ICL implantation on the ocular surface and meibomian glands in patients with postoperative myopia
Juan Yao, Jianghong Feng, Weijie Li, Chang Liu, Yanlei Li, Xiaoying Wang · 2024
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Juan Yao and co-authors compare two myopia corrections by what they do to the eye's surface. SMILE reshapes the cornea with a laser, while an implantable collamer lens slips inside the eye, leaving the surface nearly untouched. Thirty-two SMILE patients and thirty-five lens patients were examined before surgery and three times over three months.
Tear measures dipped then recovered in both groups, but SMILE patients stayed drier, with higher symptom scores and more meibomian gland loss at three months. The lens group bounced back faster, with objective measures normalizing sooner after the first month. The authors advise warning SMILE patients about a longer dry-eye stretch and watching their oil glands.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Juan Yao, Jianghong Feng, Weijie Li, Chang Liu, Yanlei Li, Xiaoying Wang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 35 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |