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Advantages and Disadvantages of Different Cap Thicknesses

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Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE)

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The small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) procedure is an all-in-one technology for correcting refractive errors that has become available for intrastromal lenticule cutting and subsequent lenticule extraction. SMILE technology has exhibited excellent efficacy, safety, and predictability for the correction of myopia and astigmatism [1, 2].

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    1. Department of Ophthalmology, Cornea and Refractive Surgery Unit, Instituto de Microcirugia Ocular (IMO), c/Josep Maria Lladó 3, 08035, Barcelona, Spain

      Jose L. Güell$ MD, PhD, Paula Verdaguer$ MD, Honorio Pallás, Daniel Elies MD, Oscar Gris MD, PhD & Felicidad Manero MD

    2. “Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona” (UAB), Barcelona, Spain

      Jose L. Güell$ MD, PhD, Paula Verdaguer$ MD, Daniel Elies MD & Oscar Gris MD, PhD

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    1. Department of Ophthalmology, Philipps University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany

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    Güell$, J.L., Verdaguer$, P., Pallás, H., Elies, D., Gris, O., Manero, F. (2015). Advantages and Disadvantages of Different Cap Thicknesses. In: Sekundo, W. (eds) Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18530-9_12

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