Clinical Results of Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE) for the Correction of High Myopia
Recruiting
Observational Study
Myopia
High Myopia
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
No Study Drug
Researchers observe your health over time — no experimental treatment is given.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Observational
- Participants needed
- 5,000 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Suphi Taneri · Other
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About This Trial
Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE) was introduced in 2011 using the VISUMAX femtosecond laser (Carl Zeiss Meditec, Jena, Germany). It is designed for correction of myopia and myopic astigmatism.
It involves the creation of a corneal tissue disk called lenticule and its extraction through a minimally invasive incision, utilizing only a femtosecond laser. This enables rapid visual recovery…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* adults
* myopia more than -7.75 D
* refractive stability more than 1 year
Exclusion Criteria:
* corneal irregular astigmatism
* ectatic conditions
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