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SMILE Pro Cap Slippage During Incision

Mehmet Samancioglu, MD

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During a SMILE procedure, a slippage occurred in the cap incision when the patient suddenly moved. The edge of the incision coincided with the edge of the lower layer, making it difficult to locate the upper and lower layers.

Posted: 2/19/2026

Keywords:

Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE)

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SMILE Pro Cap Slippage During Incision

Mehmet Samancioglu, MD

During a SMILE procedure, a slippage occurred in the cap incision when the patient suddenly moved. The edge of the incision coincided with the edge of the lower layer, making it difficult to locate the upper and lower layers.

Posted: 2/19/2026

Keywords:

Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE)

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Mehmet Samanc?o?lu

3 months ago

On the first day after surgery, vision was normal, refractive errors were -0.50.

Alexandr Belonogov

3 months ago

What was the refraction and vision indicators the next day?

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