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Can LASIK or SMILE surgery be detected? I heard that SMILE surgery has very small cut on cornea so it is nearly impossible to detect that scar even in slit lamp! What are other techniques which are non detectable in the future for example if a person has undergone SMILE surgery than how the opthalmologist will check for it or detect it? Actually I have to appear for Indian Railways medical where LASIK or any such surgery for vision correction isn't allowed, but I can be medically fit only if I go for LASIK or SMILE as I wear specs. Will they able to detect it if I choose more advanced technology, i.e. SMILE?, Which has apparently very small incision on cornea and no flap?
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Cornea becomes thinner after lasik or smile lasik even though it can missed by slit lamp but will be easily detected by pachymetry , corneal topography .
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