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Quality of life improves after refractive surgery with ReLEx SMILE procedure

This issue’s Refractive Surgery Story is the first of the series to discuss the SMILE procedure, an acronym for small-incision lenticule extraction performed with the Zeiss VisuMax laser. This ...
Optics

ReLEx smile - Flapless Laser Treatments with Femtosecond Laser from Carl Zeiss for the First Time

Carl Zeiss introduces a new, minimally invasive technique for the correction of refractive errors and sets another milestone in refractive corneal surgery. JENA, 16 September 2011 -- At the ESCRS ...
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Leonard Bley, MD Performs His First LASIK SMILE Procedure at NY LASIK in NYC at the Manhattan Surgery Center Location

MANHATTAN, N.Y., Aug. 21, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Dr. Leonard Bley at NY LASIK is proud to offer the latest in laser vision correction with their newest laser ReLEx® SMILE (Small Incision Lenticule ...
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First US Navy personnel undergo ReLEx SMILE procedure

The first small incision lenticule extraction procedures have been performed on U.S. Navy personnel in California, according to a Zeiss press release. ReLEx SMILE, a minimally invasive laser eye ...
Optics

Carl Zeiss takes ablation out of the equation

The ReLEx femtosecond laser system for refractive surgery cuts a lenticle inside the cornea and leads to a less invasive procedure. Conventional LASIK refractive surgery involves cutting a flap in the ...