[Post-SMILE-What myopes know about their secondary emmetropic eyes].
Hakan KaymakMachteld DevenijnKai NellerClaudia CosmaWolfgang SickenbergerBerthold SeitzAchim LangenbucherHartmut SchwahnPublished in: Die Ophthalmologie (2022)
The collected axial lengths and refractions show no relevant change in the eyes regarding progression of myopia; however, the patients' statements in the survey point out that most patients are not aware of the risk of serious eye diseases (retinal detachment, cataract). Therefore, repeated risk education and close postoperative care are needed, especially in preoperatively highly myopic patients.