SMILE – characteristics of the procedure and the patients’ quality of life Review article

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Published: Jun 30, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24292/01.OT.150721.X
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ReLEx® SMILE, laser vision correction, quality of life

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Marika Wolniewińska
Specjalistyczna Praktyka Lekarska w Poznaniu
Barbara Czarnota-Nowakowska
Klinika Okulistyczna Optegra w Poznaniu
Jagoda Wolniewińska
Uniwersytet Medyczny im. Karola Marcinkowskiego w Poznaniu
Joanna Wierzbowska
Klinika Okulistyki, Wojskowy Instytut Medyczny w Warszawie
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6993-7518
Jarosław Kocięcki
Katedra Okulistyki i Klinika Okulistyczna, Uniwersytet Medyczny im. Karola Marcinkowskiego w Poznaniu
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7321-1835

Abstract

ReLEx® SMILE is a relatively new flapless laser vision correction procedure carried out exclusively by femtosecond laser which earned confidence among both physicians and patients. The procedure constitutes an alternative to LASIK, which was considered so far the golden standard in myopia and myopic astigmatism corrections. The present paper discusses the advantages of the ReLEx® SMILE in comparison with other types of laser vision correction, including the patients quality of life after ReLEx® SMILE.

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Wolniewińska M, Czarnota-Nowakowska B, Wolniewińska J, Wierzbowska J, Kocięcki J. SMILE – characteristics of the procedure and the patients’ quality of life. Ophthatherapy [Internet]. 2021Jun.30 [cited 2024Dec.22];8(2):133-41. Available from: https://journalsmededu.pl/index.php/ophthatherapy/article/view/1325
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Vol 8 No 2 (2021)
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Surgery and laser therapy
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