Effect of Intraoperative Corneal Stromal Pocket Irrigation in Small Incision Lenticule Extraction

• Main Authors: Liu, Yu-Chi, Jayasinghe, Lasitha, Ang, Heng Pei, Lwin, Nyein Chan, Yam, Gary Hin Fai, Mehta, Jodhbir Singh
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science & Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/103180; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/38716
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This study aimed at evaluating the effect of intraoperative corneal pocket irrigation in small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) and compares it to that in femtosecond laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (FS-LASIK). Sixteen rabbit eyes underwent a SMILE procedure, with 8 eyes having corneal po...