About Small Incision Lenticule Extraction

Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE) is a type of surgery used to correct nearsightedness, farsightedness, and/or astigmatism. In this surgery, the doctor uses a femtosecond laser (rather than an excimer laser) to carve out small parts of the cornea. Then, the removal of this tissue is performed using a lenticule stripper or forceps that take out the small piece of tissue from the cornea. This surgery is similar to the refractive lenticule extraction (ReLEx).

Dr. Viacheslav Synenko

Ophthalmologist | Consultant

The highest qualification category

Works at Vitality Medical and Research Center
Kiev, Ukraine

Dr. Viacheslav Synenko is an Ophthalmologist with over 15 years of experience in this field. He offers diagnostic and therapeutic care to the patients, including complete primary diagnostics of visual organs such as ophthalmoscopy, ophthalmometry, biometry, abberometry, A-B scanning, examination of fundus of the eye, and keratotoptography. He also has experience in contact correction, refractive and cataract surgery with Excimer laser unit Visex, Zyoptix, with microceratome Moria, XP, Milenium. He also performs the following correction methods such as Lasik, Lasek, PRK, and Epi-Lasik. Dr. Viacheslav Synenko expertise also include phacoemulsification cataract surgery, treatment of keratoconus with cross-linking method, CCL and removal of foreign bodies from the cornea. He also provides treatment for removal of pterygium, pinguecula, chalazion; subtenon and endovitreal administration of drugs and non-surgical correction of paralytic strabismus and treatment of blepharospasm with botulinum toxin. Dr. Synenko has also treated patients with conservative treatment of severe hereditary and acquired diseases of retina and optic nerve. He has participated in various conferences, seminars, symposia at national and international level. This includes Conference on Modern methods of refractive and cataract surgery used in the International System of Excimer Ophthalmic Clinics (Live Surgery), and Thematic conference Improvement of technologies in the treatment of cataracts, modern aspects of diagnosis and treatment of macular degeneration.

Clinical Focus

  • Contact correction
  • Refractive and cataract surgery with Excimer laser unit Visex, Zyoptix, with microceratome Moria, XP, Milenium
  • Lasik, Lasek, PRK, and Epi-Lasik
  • Phacoemulsification cataract surgery
  • Treatment of keratoconus with cross-linking method, CCL and removal of foreign bodies from the cornea
  • Removal of pterygium, pinguecula, chalazion
  • Subtenon and endovitreal administration of drugs
  • Non-surgical correction of paralytic strabismus
  • Treatment of blepharospasm with botulinum toxin.

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