Evaluation of corneal biomechanical properties modification after small incision lenticule extraction using Scheimpflug-based noncontact tonometer.

Leonardo MastropasquaRoberta CaliennoManuela LanziniMartina ColasanteAlessandra MastropasquaPeter A MatteiMario Nubile

Published in: BioMed research international (2014)

No significant modifications in biomechanical properties were observed after SMILE so this procedure could induce only minimal transient alterations of corneal biomechanics.

Keyphrases

finite element analysis
cataract surgery
optical coherence tomography
wound healing
finite element
minimally invasive
cerebral ischemia