Abstract
Purpose
To determine the safety, efficacy and clinical outcomes of 100 µ versus 160 µ cap in patients undergoing ReLEx-Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE).
Methods
This prospective, comparative, non-randomized clinical trial included hundred eyes from 50 patients, undergoing bilateral ReLEx SMILE for myopia ranging from − 1 to − 6 D spherical equivalent. Twenty-five patients received treatment with standard 100 µ cap thickness, while the remaining 25 patients underwent the same procedure but with a 160 µ cap thickness in both eyes. Manifest refraction, UDVA, CDVA, contrast sensitivity, aberrations and dry eye were evaluated along with a subjective questionnaire at 2 weeks and 3 months post-operatively. Mean follow-up was 90 ± 15 days.
Results
At two weeks and 3 months post-operative, compared to the preoperative values, the mean log-MAR UDVA, CDVA, spherical equivalent, contrast sensitivity higher order aberrations did not show statistically significant differences (p > .05) between the two study groups. However, significant reduction in Schirmer’s II and TBUT scores was observed compared to preoperative scores at 3 months in 100 µ group (p > .05) but not in160 µ group. Patients did not report significant subjective complaints in either groups treated, when leading questions were asked through a subjective questionnaire.
Conclusion
ReLEx SMILE with 160 µ cap thickness was equally safe and efficacious as 100 µ cap, with no unique complications observed by keeping a thicker cap. Post-operative dry eye was significantly less in 160 µ group, suggesting an advantage in patients with pre existing dryness or contact lens users.
Trial registration number
CTRI/2014/09/005,005.
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Sri Ganesh: Concepts, Design, Definition of intellectual content, Manuscript review. Sheetal Brar: Literature search, Clinical studies, Manuscript preparation, Manuscript editing, Manuscript review. Savio Pereira: Clinical studies, Data acquisition, Data analysis, Statistical analysis, Manuscript preparation, Manuscript editing, Manuscript review, Guarantor.
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Ganesh, S., Brar, S. & Pereira, S. A comparison of safety and clinical outcomes of 100 µ versus 160 µ cap in patients undergoing ReLEx-Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE). Int Ophthalmol 41, 2657–2665 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10792-021-01821-1
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