IMPACT OF CAP THICKNESS IN SMALL INCISION LENTICULE EXTRACTION (SMILE) SURGERY ON OCULAR SURFACE AND VISUAL ACUITY

Authors

  • Rakesha Anjenappa, Soumya Patil ,KH Srinivas,Sampoorna H Rao

Keywords:

Cap Thickness,Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (Smile), Ocular Surface, Visual Acuity.

Abstract

Objective: to assess the tear film byschirmer test, TBUT, OSDI score inpatients undergoing SMILE refractivesurgery with cap thickness of 120µm and140µm and to study the visual acuity inpatients undergoing SMILE refractive surgery with cap thickness of 120µm and140µm.

References

1. Sharma B, Soni D, Saxena H, Stevenson LJ, Karkhur S, Takkar B, Vajpayee RB. Impact of corneal refractive surgery on the precorneal tear film.Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 2020 Dec;68(12):2804

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Published

2026-07-04

How to Cite

Rakesha Anjenappa, Soumya Patil ,KH Srinivas,Sampoorna H Rao. (2026). IMPACT OF CAP THICKNESS IN SMALL INCISION LENTICULE EXTRACTION (SMILE) SURGERY ON OCULAR SURFACE AND VISUAL ACUITY. International Journal of Pharmacy Research & Technology (IJPRT), 16(2), 1326–1331. Retrieved from https://ijprt.org/index.php/pub/article/view/2516

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 2 (2026)

Section

Research Article

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