This presentation describes why ReLEx smile by Carl Zeiss is better than PRK, LASEK and LASIK in some cases.

1. ReLEx smile
The future of refractive surgery
Bogaardenstraat 49c – B-3050 Oud Heverlee
+32 16 585958 – info@medifocus.be - www.medifocus.be

2. Medifocus is a high-tech practice in the
most peaceful and private surroundings
between Leuven and Brussels.

3. It is also one of the world’s leading
centers for ReLEx smile treatments.

4. We have the newest generation of equipment
at hand. This is why we can perform PRK,
femto-LASIK and ReLEx smile.

5. Current results show, however, that in some
cases ReLEx smile is probably safer, faster, and
better than both PRK and LASIK.

6. Laser eye surgery
remodels the cornea’s
stromal layer in order to
change the way light is
bent inside the eye.

7. PRK
Excimer laser
LASIK
Femtosecond laser
+
Excimer laser
ReLEx smile
Femtosecond laser

8. The smile principle is revolutionary. The
Visumax femtosecond laser creates a
small lens (lenticule).

9. This lenticule is removed through a small
access point. The corneal upper layers are
left intact.

10. The ReLEx smile principle: small incision lenticule
extraction
(1) Green: Lenticule cut
(2) Red: Lenticule side cut
(3) Blue: Cap cut
(4) Orange: Cap side cut
(5) . . . . . : not serverd tissue
(2)
(3)
(4)
(1)
(5)
(4)
(1) (2)
(3)
(4)

11. The 7 reasons why ReLEx smile
is the future of refractive surgery

12. 1. No flap needs to be cut. The area of the
incision is reduced to a minimum. It is no
longer necessary to fold back the cornea
to correct the eye.

13. 2. Unlike in LASIK, there is no risk of
shifting or displacement of the flap as a
result of rubbing or other physical contact.

14. 3. The nerves responsible for tear
regulation remain more or less intact.
Therefore, there is less dryness of the
eyes after the treatment.

15. 4. Unlike in PRK / LASIK, there is no
treatment at the ocular surface. The
surgery is painless and minimally invasive.

16. 5. The use of femtosecond technology
results in outstanding predictability. 97%
of eyes are within ±0.5 diopters after the
treatment.

17. ReLEx technique
• High predictablity, even for high myopic corrections
• Refractive outcomes within ±0.5 D for 97% of eyes
* Controlled multicenter study, 3 study sites
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Attempetd SEQ [D]
AchievedSEQ[D]
269 eyes
3 months postop overcorrected
undercorrected
mean: -4.25 +/- 1.79
range: -1.0 to -9.5
0% 0% 0% 1%
7%
81%
9%
1% 0% 0% 0%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
< -2.00 -2.00 to -
1.51
-1.50 to -
1.01
-1.00 to -
0.51
-0.50 to -
0.14
-0.13 to
+ 0.13
+0.14 to
+0.50
+0.51 to
+1.00
+1.01 to
+1.50
+1.51 to
2.00
> +2.00
Postoperative Spherical Equivalent Refraction
%Ofeyes
± 0.50 D: 97%
± 1.00 D: 100%
269 eyes
3 months postop
*

18. 6. The procedure is fast, precise, and
convenient because it sues an
anatomically shaped contact glass.

19. 7. The treatment’s effect is visible 24
hours after surgery, with visual acuity
typically stabilizing completely in 6 weeks
or so.

20. Medifocus is one of the few
Carl Zeiss Reference Centres.
In this way we benefit from
more than 20 years of Carl
Zeiss’s expertise.

21. There are only a limited
number of sites doing ReLEx
smile worldwide. Those who
do have quickly made ReLEx
smile their procedure of
choice.

22. Medifocus is located centrally in Belgium and can be
reached easily by car, by train, and through Brussels
International Airport (Zaventem).

23. Bogaardenstraat 49c
B-3050 Oud Heverlee
+32 16 585958
info@medifocus.be
www.medifocus.be