Objective To evaluate and compare corneal sensitivity after Femtosecond LASIK (FS-LASIK) and small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) from a systematic review of literature. Methods This was a meta-analysis study. A systematic literature retrieval was conducted in Medline, the Cochrane Library, CBM disc, and CNKI. Central corneal sensitivity after FS-LASIK and SMILE was compared by meta-analysis, including pre-operation, 1 week, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months post-operation. A statistical analysis was performed using RevMan 5.0 software. Weighted mean difference (WMD) (95%CI) was used to analyze continuous variables. The quality of the included literature was scored according to the Jadad scale. Results A total of 4 studies with a total of 198 patients (316 eyes) in the literature met the inclusion criteria Meta analysis results showed that there was no difference in central corneal sensitivity between FS-LASIK and SMILE before surgery (WMD=0.28, 95%CI: -0.73~1.29, P>0.05); however, 1 week, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months after surgery, corneal sensitivity after SMILE was significantly higher than after FS-LASIK (WMD=-14.56, 95%CI: -23.79~-5.34, P<0.01; WMD=-15.29, 95%CI: -22.46~-8.11, P<0.01; WMD=-13.12, 95%CI: -18.77~-7.46, P<0.01; WMD=-3.45, 95%CI: -5.72~-1.18, P<0.01). Conclusion Compared with FS-LASIK, central corneal sensitivity after SMILE has a smaller decrease and faster recovery. Corneal sensitivity after SMILE is still higher than FS-LASIK during the 6-month period after surgery.
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