RETRACTED: Effect of Lowering Laser Energy on the Surface Roughness of Human Corneal Lenticules in SMILE

Original Article freeRETRACTED: Effect of Lowering Laser Energy on the Surface Roughness of Human Corneal Lenticules in SMILEis corrected byRetraction: "Effect of Lowering Laser Energy on The Surface Roughness of Human Corneal Lenticules in Smile" Yong Woo Ji, MD, , , MD Minseo Kim, David Sung Yong Kang, MD, , , MD Dan Z. Reinstein, MD, MA(Cantab), FRCSC, , , MD, MA(Cantab), FRCSC Timothy J. Archer, PhD, , , PhD Jin Young Choi, MD, , , MD Eung Kweon Kim, MD, PhD, , , MD, PhD Hyung Keun Lee, MD, PhD, , , MD, PhD Kyoung Yul Seo, MD, PhD, , and , MD, PhD Tae-im Kim, MD, PhD, , MD, PhD Yong Woo Ji, MD , Minseo Kim , David Sung Yong Kang, MD , Dan Z. Reinstein, MD, MA(Cantab), FRCSC , Timothy J. Archer, PhD , Jin Young Choi, MD , Eung Kweon Kim, MD, PhD , Hyung Keun Lee, MD, PhD , Kyoung Yul Seo, MD, PhD , and Tae-im Kim, MD, PhD Journal of Refractive Surgery, 2017;33(9):617–624Published Online:June 20, 2017https://doi.org/10.3928/1081597X-20170620-02Cited by:10PDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreIntroductionThis article has been retracted at the request of the author.I would like to formally request that the article entitled, "Effect of Lowering Laser Energy on the Surface Roughness of Human Corneal Lenticules in SMILE" (volume 33, number 9, pp. 617–624; doi: 10.3928/1081597X-20170620-02) be retracted.This article is being retracted due to an institutional review board non-compliance issue.Tae-im Kim, MD, PhD Previous article Next article FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited by Hou X, Du K, Wen D, Hu S, Hu T, Li C, Tang Y and Wu X (2021) Early visual quality outcomes after small-incision lenticule extraction surgery for correcting high myopic astigmatism, BMC Ophthalmology, 10.1186/s12886-021-01807-8, 21:1, Online publication date: 1-Dec-2021. 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E-mail: [email protected]acFrom the Institute of Vision Research (YWJ, EKK, HKL, KYS, TK) and Corneal Dystrophy Research Institute (YWJ, EKK, HKL, KYS, TK), Department of Ophthalmology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea; Hankuk Academy of Foreign Studies, Yongin, South Korea (MK); Eyereum Eye Clinic, Seoul, South Korea (DSYK, JYC); London Vision Clinic, London, United Kingdom (DZR, TJA); the Department of Ophthalmology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York (DZR); Centre Hospitalier National d'Ophtalmologie, Paris, France (DZR); and Biomedical Science Research Institute, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland (DZR, TJA).Dr. Reinstein is a consultant for Carl Zeiss Meditec (Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Jena, Germany) and has a proprietary interest in the Artemis technology (ArcScan, Inc., Golden, Colorado) through patents administered by the Center for Technology Licensing at Cornell University (CTL), Ithaca, New York. The remaining authors have no proprietary or financial interest in the materials presented herein. Received3/11/17Accepted5/26/17