Dry Eye Disease following Refractive Surgery: A 12-Month Follow-Up of SMILE versus FS-LASIK in High Myopia

Purpose. To compare dry eye disease following SMILE versus FS-LASIK. Design. Prospective, nonrandomised, observational study. Patients. 90 patients undergoing refractive surgery for myopia were included. 47 eyes underwent SMILE and 43 eyes underwent FS-LASIK. Methods. Evaluation of dry eye disease w...

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Published in:Journal of Ophthalmology 2015-01, Vol.2015 (2015), p.51-58
Main Authors: Qu, Xiaomei, Dai, Jinhui, Chu, Renyuan, Naidu, Rajeev K., Wang, Bingjie, Zhou, Hao
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Care and treatment
Complications and side effects
Cornea
Diagnosis
Eye diseases
Laser in situ keratomileusis
Lasers
Myopia
Patient satisfaction
Photorefractive keratectomy
Questionnaires
Statistical analysis
Surgery
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Summary:Purpose. To compare dry eye disease following SMILE versus FS-LASIK. Design. Prospective, nonrandomised, observational study. Patients. 90 patients undergoing refractive surgery for myopia were included. 47 eyes underwent SMILE and 43 eyes underwent FS-LASIK. Methods. Evaluation of dry eye disease was conducted preoperatively and at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months postoperatively, using the Salisbury Eye Evaluation Questionnaire (SEEQ) and TBUT. Results. TBUT reduced following SMILE at 1 and 3 months (p
ISSN:2090-004X
2090-0058
DOI:10.1155/2015/132417