SMILE - 12 years of leading innovation
Leading innovation with SMILE
In this supplement, renowned cataract and refractive surgeons provide an overview on 12 years SMILE, Lenticule Extraction as a leading innovation in Laser Vision Correction.
Plenty of Reasons to SMILE
By Marcus Blum, MD
Chairman of Ophthalmology, Helios Klinikum Erfurt, Erfurt, Germany
The Journey From Critic to Believer
By Jarno Ylitalo, MD, FEBO
Eye Hospital of Silmäasema, Helsinki, Finland
Changing the Paradigm of the Laser Vision Correction Market
By Daniel Kook, MD
PROF. KOOK & PARTNER Augenarztpraxis, Munich, Germany
Getting the Most From SMILE Laser Vision Correction
By Detlev R.H. Breyer, MD
PremiumEyes and Breyer-Kaymak-Klabe Eye Surgery, Düsseldorf, Germany
Hyperopic SMILE on the Horizon
By Pavel Stodulka, MD, PhD
Gemini Eye Clinics, Czech Republic
The Rich Promise of Lenticule Transplantation in Keratoconus
By Leonardo Mastropasqua, MD; Mario Nubile, MD
Excellence Eye Research Center, University Gabriele d’ Annunzio of Chieti, Pescara, Italy
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