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ReLEx SMILE – Refraktive Lentikel Extraktion über Kleinschnittinzision

ReLEx: SMILE Refractive Lenticule Extraction: Small Incision Lenticule Extraction

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Die excimerlaserbasierte ablative Hornhautchirurgie – sei es die „Advanced Surface Ablation“ oder die „Laser in Situ Keratomileusis“ – dominiert seit Jahrzenten die refraktive Hornhautchirurgie. Inzisionale Verfahren konnten sich bislang nicht durchsetzen. Mit der Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE) gibt es nunmehr seit wenigen Jahren ein neues inzisionales Korrekturverfahren, welches das Potential hat, die bisherigen Verhältnisse zu verändern. Der Übersichtsartikel stellt die Vor- und Nachteile der SMILE dar.

Summary

Excimerlaser based refractive corrections of the cornea—as advanced surface ablation techniques or laser in situ keratomileusis—have dominated the market of corneal refractive surgery for decades. Incisional techniques never showed comparable potentials. In recent years small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE), an incisional technique of corneal refractive surgery, has shown the potential of changing the balance of power in corneal refractive surgery. This review article describes the advantages and disadvantages of SMILE.

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  1. Abteilung für Augenheilkunde und Optometrie, Augenabteilung, AKH Linz, Krankenhausstrasse 9, 4020, Linz, Österreich

    Thomas C. Kreutzer FEBO, Martin Dirisamer & Siegfried Priglinger

  2. Smile Eyes Augenlaserzentrum Linz, Linz, Österreich

    Thomas C. Kreutzer FEBO, Martin Dirisamer & Siegfried Priglinger

  3. Augenklinik der LMU München, München, Deutschland

    Thomas C. Kreutzer FEBO

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Kreutzer, T., Dirisamer, M. & Priglinger, S. ReLEx SMILE – Refraktive Lentikel Extraktion über Kleinschnittinzision. Spektrum Augenheilkd. 29, 46–49 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00717-015-0254-9

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