Comparison Of 110- And 145-µm Small-Incision Lenticule Extraction Cap Thickness: A Randomized Contralateral Eye Study

Published 2024 - 42nd Congress of the ESCRS

Reference: PO1169 | Type: Poster | DOI: 10.82333/97fd-h202

Authors: S. Zarei-Ghanavati ¹ , S.V. Jafarzadeh ¹ , A. Es'haghi ² , M.Y. Kiarudi ¹ , S. Hassanzadeh ¹ , Mo Ziaei* ³

¹Mashhad University of Medical Sciences,Eye Research Center,Mashhad,Iran, Islamic Republic Of, ²Five Senses Health Institute, Rassoul Akram Hospital,ye Research Center,Tehran,Iran, Islamic Republic Of, ³Ophthalmology,University of Auckland,Auckland,New Zealand

Purpose

To investigate the visual, refractive, and biomechanical outcomes of small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) with two different cap thicknesses.

Setting

Tertiary referral center.

Methods

Thirty-four patients were included in this prospective, randomized, contralateral eye study. Subjects were randomized to receive SMILE surgery with a 110-m cap thickness in one eye and 145-µm cap thickness in the fellow eye. Uncorrected and corrected distance visual acuity, contrast sensitivity (CS), total higherorder aberrations (THOAs) and corneal biomechanical properties were compared 3 months after surgery.

Results

Postoperative refractive and visual outcomes, CS and THOAs were similar between the two groups ( P > 0.05 for all parameters). At 3 months postoperatively, there was a significant difference in Corvis ST Biomechanical Index (CBI); stiffness parameter at first applanation (SP A1), and Integrated Radius between the two groups (all P < 0.05).

Conclusions

Eyes with thicker SMILE corneal caps showed no advantage regarding visual acuity, CS and THOAs over eyes with thinner caps. However, higher cap thickness may result in better corneal biomechanical properties postoperatively.