Session
IC-115 Keratorefractive Lenticule Extraction Unplugged : Mastering The art and science
April 2026
Meeting: 2026 ASCRS Annual Meeting
Course Instructor: Smita Agarwal, FRANZCO, MS, MBBS
Co-Instructors: Pooja Khamar, MD, PhD; Mahipal S. Sachdev, MD; Soosan Jacob, MS, DNB, FRCS; Namrata Sharma, MD, FRCSEd, FRCOphth
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Course Description
Course will provides a comprehensive roadmap to mastering KLEx/SMILE covering patient selection and management of high-risk corneas, achieving precise centration and cyclotorsion without manual marks, overcoming docking challenges in difficult eyes, a stepwise approach to safe and reproducible lenticule extraction, and long-term perspectives on why SMILE delivers lasting clinical and patient-centered value.
 
Educational Objective
Apply evidence-based techniques for safe precise & effective Klex outcomes
2026 ASCRS Annual Meeting Instructional Courses

This 1.5 hour Instructional Course was recorded at the 2026 ASCRS Annual Meeting in Washington, DC.