Corneal subbasal nerve plexus reinnervation and stromal cell morphology with different cap thicknesses in small incision lenticule extraction

• Published in: Eye and vision (Novato, Calif.) Vol. 11; no. 1; p. 15
• Main Authors: Song, Yanzheng, Deng, Shijing, Lyv, Xiaotong, Xu, Yushan, Zhang, Fengju, Guo, Ning
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 08.04.2024; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: ACCMetrics; Automated analysis; Cap thickness; Cornea; Eye; In vivo corneal confocal microscopy; Medical imaging; Microscopy; Morphology; Myopia; Ophthalmology; Refractive surgery; Statistical analysis; Surgeons; Surgery; Surgical outcomes; Variance analysis; Visual acuity; Beijing China; China; Subbasal nerve plexus; In vivo corneal confocal microscopy; Small incision lenticule extraction; Myopia; Refractive surgery; Automated analysis; ACCMetrics; Cap thickness

The corneal cap thickness is a vital parameter designed in small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE). The purpose was to investigate the changes in corneal subbasal nerve plexus (SNP) and stromal cells with different cap thicknesses and evaluate the optimized design for the surgery. In this prospe...