Evaluation of Corneal Irregular Astigmatism and Visual Quality Following Bilateral Sequential SMILE and LASEK: A Six-Year Comparative Study.

J Ophthalmol · 2026 · PMC12883890 · PMID 41669707

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an increasing trendno p-value reported

Surprisingly, the RA of the anterior and total cornea decreased significantly after LASEK; however, in SMILE, the RA only showed an increasing trend but without statistical significance.

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