Complication management in small-incision lenticule extraction laser vision correction

Session Details

Session Title: Small Incision Lenticule Extraction II

Session Date/Time: Monday 16/09/2019 | 16:30-18:00

Paper Time: 17:21

Venue: Free Paper Forum: Podium 3

First Author: : M.Onder TURKEY

Co Author(s): :    M. Soyler   M. Direl   M. Un   B. Acar                    

Abstract Details

Purpose:

To discuss and evaluate the management options of SMILE procedure related complications

Setting:

Batigoz Eye Hospital group

Methods:

: Between the years of 2015-2019, 2174 eyes that had laser vision correction of SMILE (Visumax femtosecond laser Carl Zeiss Meditec,Germany) have been reviewed . Surgical complications and their management were classified in three groups: 1-Surgical per operative complications: Suction loss (16 eyes), incomplete lenticul ( 5 eyes), black spot(12 eyes)... 2-Early postoperative complications:DLK (3 eyes), intrastromal haze (14 eyes),.. 3-Postoperative long term complications: Epithelial ingrowth (3 eyes). The way of management of the complications were discussed.

Results:

All complications of SMILE procedure have been successfully treated.None of the eyes have lost two or more lines of their BCVA.

Conclusions:

SMILE procedure has some certain surgical complications that can be treated easily with proper management strategies.

Financial Disclosure:

None