Preoperative Versus Intraoperative Detection of Asymptomatic EBMD in LASIK/SMILE: Risk of Recurrent Corneal Erosion Requiring PTK, PTK Success, and Need for Repeat PTK.
PURPOSE To compare the risk of recurrent corneal erosion syndrome requiring therapeutic treatment in eyes undergoing laser in situ keratomileusis/small incision lenticle extraction (LASIK/SMILE) with preoperatively diagnosed asymptomatic epithelial basement membrane dystrophy (EBMD) versus eyes in which EBMD was only d...