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Scores from the QIRC surveys administered by 2 comparative studies looking at patient-reported outcomes in FS-LASIK and SMILE.39,47 Klokova et al showed that at postoperative month 6, patients who underwent SMILE had significantly higher QIRC scores than patients who underwent FS-LASIK. FS-LASIK indicates femtosecond laser-assisted keratomileusis; QIRC, Quality of Life Impact of Refractive Correction; SMILE, small-incision lenticule extraction.
