Journal
COMPUTER METHODS IN BIOMECHANICS AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
Volume 26, Issue 7, Pages 755-763Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2022.2088232
Keywords
Finite element model; biomechanical effects; wavefront aberrations; SMILE
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This study investigated the wavefront aberrations induced by biomechanical effects after SMILE surgery. 3D finite element models of the human eye were used to calculate the displacement of the cornea and convert it into wavefront aberrations. The results showed noticeable wavefront aberrations, mainly spherical aberration, y-Trefoil, and x-Tetrafoil, from the anterior corneal surface. The aberrations were affected by the corrected diopter and intraocular pressure (IOP). The posterior corneal surface had smaller induced aberrations, with some compensating each other. The incision size had a significant impact on primary x-astigmatism and x-Trefoil from the anterior corneal surface. The biomechanical effects increased residual wavefront aberrations after SMILE surgery.
To examine wavefront aberrations induced by biomechanical effects after Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE) surgery. The three-dimensional (3D) finite element models of the human eye were established. By loading the intraocular pressure (IOP), the displacement of the anterior and posterior surface of the cornea was calculated. Then the displacement was converted into the wavefront aberrations by wave-surface fitting. The results showed that the induced wavefront aberrations were noticeable from biomechanical effects after SMILE surgery. The induced higher-order aberrations from the anterior corneal surface included spherical aberration, y-Trefoil, and x-Tetrafoil. Spherical aberration was positively correlated with corrected diopter (D), but x-Tetrafoil and y-Trefoil remained stable. The induced wavefront aberrations from the posterior corneal surface were smaller than those from the anterior corneal surface, and some of the aberrations compensated each other. With IOP increased, defocus and x-Tetrafoil from the anterior corneal surface increased, while y-Trefoil and spherical aberration decreased. The IOP only affected defocus from the posterior corneal surface. In addition, the incision size also had a distinct impact on primary x-astigmatism and x-Trefoil from the anterior corneal surface, and it had a smaller effect on the aberrations from the posterior corneal surface. Therefore, the biomechanical effects increased residual wavefront aberrations after SMILE refractive surgery.
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