title: [Advance of femtosecond small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) in clinic application].
abstract: Femtosecond small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) had been performed in clinic more than 5 years in China. With the gradual development of the technology, SMILE has caused more and more attention because of the remarkable clinical effect, micro incision, minimally invasive and refractive stability. The reuse of the refractive lenticule (RL) from SMILE has recently become extensive focus, which brings potential method to corneal refractive surgery from subtraction to addition. This review has clarified the technology of SMILE on the aspects of corneal refractive correct, the clinical effect of reuse the materials (RL), the basis of related research and the possible improvement in the future.
authors.affiliation: Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Ophthalmology &Visual Sciences Key Lab, Beijing 100730, China.
authors.forename: Gang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Fengju
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D003315:Cornea / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D054140:Refractive Surgical Procedures / Q000639:trends*