Intraoperative complications of refractive small incision lenticule extraction in the early learning curve

Abstract

Purpose

To study the intraoperative complications of refractive small incision lenticule extraction (ReSMILE push-up technique), and to record the mean intraoperative duration time of all surgeries for the refractive surgeon in his early learning curve.

Setting

Ebsar Eye Center, Benha, Egypt.

Design

A prospective, single-center, cohort clinical study.

Methods

This prospective, single-center, cohort clinical study was done on patients with myopia and myopic astigmatism, who were enrolled for SMILE surgeries. All the SMILE operations were performed by a single refractive surgeon (AMH), by using only the ReSMILE push-up technique.

Results

A total of 190 eyes were operated upon, using the (ReSMILE push-up technique), with a mean follow-up period of 2 months. The intraoperative complications have been recorded for all patients. The mean operative duration of all cases was 4.45±1.45 minutes.

Conclusion

The ReSMILE: push-up technique seems to facilitate visualization of the edge of the lenticule of the SMILE surgery, especially for the refractive surgeon in his early learning curve.

Keywords:

• ReLEX
• SMILE
• ReSMILE
• refractive
• SMILE complications

Acknowledgments

The authors did not receive any financial support from any public or private sources and have no financial or proprietary interest in a product, method, or material described herein.

Disclosure

The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work.