Avoiding the anterior one third of the cornea might not prevent ectasia after laser vision correction

In a case report, Pazo et  al.1 described a patient with unilateral ectasia after small-incision lenticular extraction (SMILE). However, we believe that the contralateral left eye also had signs of early ectasia (Figure 1).

Source: Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery - September 27, 2019 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Arturo S. Chayet, Julio C. Moreno, Susana Y áñez, Yunuen Bages, Pablo Adamek Tags: Letter Source Type: research