title: One-year outcomes of small-incision lenticule extraction (SMILE): mild to moderate myopia vs. high myopia.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The purpose of this study was to compare the refractive outcomes of small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) in high-myopic patients with those of mild- to moderate-myopic patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study included 183 eyes of 92 myopic patients treated with SMILE using a VisuMax 500-kHz femtosecond laser. Treated eyes were divided into two groups, according to the preoperative spherical equivalent (SE): mild to moderate myopia (A group, <-6.0 D) and high myopia (B group, ≥ - 6.0 D). Follow-up visits were at 1 day, 1 week, and 1, 3, 6, and 12 months. The outcome measures included uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA), best-corrected distance visual acuity (BDVA), postoperative SE, efficacy index, safety index, and predictability.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Preoperative SE was -5.05 ± 0.71 D in the A group and -7.67 ± 1.01 D in the B group. No differences were observed between -0.13 ± 0.38 D in the A group and -0.24 ± 0.35 D in the B group 12 months postoperatively (p = 0.18). At 12 months postoperatively, 93.1 % and 76.8 % had an UDVA of 20/20 or better in the A and B groups, respectively. In the A group, 87.9 % and 96.6 % were within ± 0.5 D and ± 1.0 D, respectively, of the intended correction; in the B group, 88.0 % and 97.6 % were within ± 0.5 D and ± 1.0 D, respectively. The efficacy index was 1.04 ± 0.19 in the A group and 0.99 ± 0.19 in the B group. The safety index was 1.27 ± 0.17 for the A group and 1.24 ± 0.17 for the B group. The efficacy and safety index were not significantly different between the two groups 12 months postoperatively (p = 0.141 and p = 0.307, respectively).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study showed that SMILE is effective and safe for correcting high myopia, as well as mild to moderate myopia.
authors.affiliation: St. Mary's Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea. oindiano99@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Jae Ryun
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Onnuri Eye Clinic, Jeonju, Korea. happykbk@hanmail.net.
authors.forename: Bu Ki
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Onnuri Eye Clinic, Jeonju, Korea. moons-6@daum.net.
authors.forename: Su Joung
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Mun
authors.affiliation: Onnuri Eye Clinic, Jeonju, Korea. eyegreen@eyegreen.com.
authors.forename: Young Taek
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.affiliation: St. Mary's Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea. Sara514@catholic.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Hyun Seung
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003319:Corneal Stroma / Q000601:surgery*; D048988:Corneal Surgery, Laser / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D054018:Lasers, Excimer / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery; D009216:Myopia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D047728:Myopia, Degenerative / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012029:Refraction, Ocular / Q000502:physiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology; D055815:Young Adult