From VisuMax 500 to VisuMax 800 Refining Results with SMILE: Tips and Tricks

Corneal refractive procedures for the correction of myopiaMyopia were pioneered by Barraquer and Ruiz (Barraquer JI (1996) The history and evolution of keratomileusis. 36:. https://doi.org/10.1097/00004397-199603640-00003 ). They removed a layer of intrastromal tissue utilizing a microkeratome and called this procedure “in situ keratomileusisIn situ Keratomileusis”. Few years later, lasers entered the field of refractive surgeryRefractive surgery, and in 1989, Stern reported the use of lasers to ablate the cornea ( Stern D, Schoenlein RW, Puliafito CA (1989) Corneal Ablation by Nanosecond, Picosecond, and Femtosecond Lasers at 532 and 625 nm. 107:. https://doi.org/10.1001/ARCHOPHT.1989.01070010601038 ). Surgeons experimented with femtosecond lasers in refractive surgery in the 1990s, and since then there has been an exceptional amount of development in this arena, with today's platforms having wavelengths in the near-infrared range, allowing surgeons to cut the clear cornea with minimal side effects.