Exploratory Comparison of Early Postoperative Ocular Surface Inflammatory Responses and Microbiota Shifts Between SMILE and FS-LASIK in Moderate-to-High Myopia
This project aims to compare the early postoperative ocular surface inflammatory responses and microbiota shifts between SMILE (small incision lenticule extraction) and FS-LASIK (femtosecond laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis) in patients with moderate-to-high myopia. Conjunctival swab samples were collected before and after surgery, and the bacterial communities were profiled by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. The generated raw sequencing data are deposited here to support the findings reported in the associated manuscript.