Effect of Intraoperative Corneal Stromal Pocket Irrigation in Small Incision Lenticule Extraction

Figure 3

Representative in vivo confocal images at the extracted lenticule plane (SMILE with and without irrigation groups) and at the flap interface (LASIK with and without irrigation groups) at different time points. These interface layers were acellular and were characterized by light-scattering particles. Inset images showed the plane adjacent to the extracted lenticule plane or flap interface. Highly reflective keratocytes were observed in these planes.