A.B. KACHANOV¹, S.A. NIKULIN¹, E.S. TOGO²

¹St. Petersburg branch of the Interbranch scientific and technical complex «Eye Microsurgery» named after acad. S.N. Fedorov, 21 Ya. Gashek St., St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, 192283

²North-Western State Medical University, 41 Kirochnaya St., St. Petersburg, Russian Federation 191015 

Kachanov A.B. ― Cand. Med, Sc., doctor of Refractive Surgery Department, Associated Professor of the Ophthalmology Departement, tel. +7-904-551-73-50, e-mail: andrey_kachanov@yahoo.com

Nikulin S.A. ― ophthalmologist, Head of Refractive Surgery Department, tel. +7-921-993-24-72, e-mail: e-mail: 208@list.ru

Togo E.V. ― postgraduate student of the Ophthalmology Department, tel. +7-911-988-09-96, e-mail: 208@list.ru

The article explains that ReLEx^® SMILE is a very effective refractive procedure for correction of myopia and myopic astigmatism. For SMILE surgery, as well as for LASIK surgery, a significant increase in uncorrected visual acuity is inherent. After photorefractive keratectomy (PRK), the recovery rate of uncorrected visual acuity was significantly lower (p<0,01).

Key words: ReLEx^® SMILE, myopia, LASIK, PRK.