Decentration following femtosecond laser small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) in eyes with high astigmatism and its impact on visual quality

Abstract

Abstract Background To measure the decentration following SMILE in eyes with high myopic astigmatism and investigate its impact on visual quality. Methods The prospective study was conducted to analyze patients who underwent SMILE for correction of myopia and myopic astigmatism ≥2.5D (high astigmatism group, HA) at the ophthalmology department, Eye and ENT hospital, Shanghai, China.. Patients with myopic astigmatism 0.2 mm) showed no significant association between decentration and visual outcomes of predictability, efficiency, safety, MTF cutoff, OSI, SR and OVs in both groups. Also no significant association was observed between decentration and postoperative astigmatism in either group. A significant relationship between the magnitude of decentration and induced coma and spherical aberration was observed in HA. Conclusions The amount of decentration between HA and LA groups showed no differences. Decentration > 0.20 mm from CSCLR resulted in greater induction of coma and SA after SMILE in eyes with HA.

Keywords

• Femtosecond laser small incision lenticule extraction
• Astigmatism
• Decentration
• Corneal topography