Both procedures are good for certain patients, but LASIK is possible for more people. The results for standard moderate myopic treatment are similar for LASIK and SMILE. SMILE is a good option for moderate to high myopia without astigmatism (cyclotorsion mapping not possible for astigmatism with SMILE). There are a few limitations with SMILE, including the inability of the laser to map the eye for precise astigmatism correction, nor is hyperopia correction possible, and there are no customized topographic ablations possible for SMILE. Dry eye and corneal neuropathy rates are similar for both LASIK and SMILE procedures.