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Glossary term

SMILE (Small Incision Lenticule Extraction)

A flapless refractive surgery using only a femtosecond laser to create and remove a small lenticule of corneal tissue through a tiny incision.

Related Procedures

SMILE (Small Incision Lenticule Extraction) appears in the following procedure guides on ProcedureFinder:

Vision
LASIK Eye Surgery
Outpatient laser correction of nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism by reshaping the cornea.

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