Comparison of the posterior corneal elevation and biomechanics after SMILE and LASEK for myopia: a short- and long-term observation.
Manrong YuMinjie ChenJinhui DaiPublished in: Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie (2019)
Both SMILE and LASEK can change the posterior surface and corneal biomechanics. SMILE may have less influence on corneal biomechanics than LASEK at an early stage post-operative in terms of per unit corneal tissue removed, but the effect became comparable in a long-term observation.