The dynamic changes and influencing factors of visual symptoms after small incision lenticule extraction.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To investigate the dynamic changes and influencing factors of visual symptoms after small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE).

Methods

This was a prospective observational study. Visual symptoms including glare, haloes, starbursts, hazy vision, fluctuation, blurred vision, double vision and focusing difficulties were evaluated before and 1, 3, 6 months after SMILE using a questionnaire. Generalized linear mixed models were used to assess the effects of preoperative characteristics and objective visual quality parameters on postoperative visual symptoms.

Results

73 patients/146 eyes were enrolled. Preoperatively, the most common symptoms were glare (55% of eyes), haloes (48%), starbursts (44%) and blurred vision (37%). At 1 month postoperatively, the incid

SUBMITTER: Chen H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10197487 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature