Research Article

Dry Eye Disease following Refractive Surgery: A 12-Month Follow-Up of SMILE versus FS-LASIK in High Myopia

Table 3

TBUT between SMILE and FS-LASIK.

Postop TBUT (sec)Mean ± standard deviation value
SMILE ()FS-LASIK ()

1 month6.28 ± 1.356.53 ± 1.240.348
3 months8.21 ± 0.957.42 ± 0.96<0.001
6 months9.57 ± 0.938.19 ± 1.45<0.001
12 months9.83 ± 0.999.30 ± 0.890.009