ReLEx SmILE different from Femto LASIK


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How is SMILE different from Femto LASIK?

So, what is a femtosecond Laser?

A femtosecond is 1-15 of a second or 0.0000000000000001 second. Every pulse in a ‘femtosecond laser’ takes less than one trillionth of a second

These ultra short pulses of laser light are extremely gentle on the cornea.

In Smile a ‘lenticule’ is prepared in the intact cornea with a femtosecond laser. This is the actual treatment.

Everything takes place in a closed environment. This ‘lenticule’ is removed through a very small keyhole opening. All this is done without a flap [no large cut], no pain and a quick recovery. With one single system : the Visumax femtosecond laser.

In Femto LASIK, a flap is made with the Femtosecond laser, the flap is lifted and only after that an excimer laser [not the Femtosecond one] shoots treatment can take place. So, you have a flap, in an open environment.

 

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