Evaluation of Corneal Biomechanical Properties Modification after Small Incision Lenticule Extraction Using Scheimpflug-Based Noncontact Tonometer

Figure 3

Femtosecond laser SMILE procedure: a stromal lenticule, with characteristics defined on the basis of the refractive defect of the patient, is cut within the corneal stroma by the femtosecond laser (a). Afterwards, only a small incision is made to allow access to dissect (b) and manually remove the lenticule (c-d).