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SMILE Eye Surgery: What It Is and Who Performs It

SMILE is a laser eye surgery in which a femtosecond laser cuts a small lens-shaped piece of tissue inside the cornea, and the surgeon removes it through a short incision. The name stands for small incision lenticule extraction. 88 of the 839 practices in The LASIK Index perform SMILE, as of .

88Practices performing SMILE
839Practices in the index

What is SMILE?

SMILE is a laser eye surgery in which a femtosecond laser cuts a small lens-shaped piece of tissue inside the cornea, and the surgeon removes it through a short incision. The name stands for small incision lenticule extraction.

SMILE needs a specific femtosecond laser platform, which is why far fewer practices offer it than offer LASIK or PRK.

This page explains the procedure and shows who performs it. It is general information, not medical advice. Whether it suits your eyes is a decision for you and an ophthalmologist who has examined them.

How many practices offer SMILE in each city?

Practices performing SMILE, by metro area Verified
Metro areaPractices performing SMILEAll LASIK practices
Denver, CO225
Houston, TX524
San Antonio, TX011
New York, NY838
Dallas, TX422
Las Vegas, NV222
Los Angeles, CA1232
Albuquerque, NM04
Austin, TX120
Orlando, FL211
Portland, OR38
San Diego, CA121
Syracuse, NY04
Atlanta, GA17
Boston, MA012
Chicago, IL219
Indianapolis, IN113
Miami, FL219
Montgomery, AL04
Nashville, TN26
Oklahoma City, OK013
Tampa, FL04
Fort Worth, TX116
Jacksonville, FL110
Long Beach, CA411
Phoenix, AZ018
Raleigh, NC010
Sacramento, CA18
Seattle, WA316
St. Louis, MO219
Baton Rouge, LA15
Charlotte, NC09
Columbus, OH011
Fresno, CA01
Kansas City, MO18
Minneapolis, MN011
Omaha, NE15
Salt Lake City, UT016
Cleveland, OH17
Colorado Springs, CO06
El Paso, TX07
Gainesville, FL02
Louisville, KY011
Philadelphia, PA113
San Francisco, CA28
Tucson, AZ08
Tulsa, OK05
Wichita, KS25
Boise, ID16
Fargo, ND06
Grand Rapids, MI04
Madison, WI04
San Jose, CA310
Spokane, WA17
Charleston, SC17
Chattanooga, TN05
Cincinnati, OH07
Des Moines, IA07
Huntsville, AL04
Lancaster, CA01
Memphis, TN17
Milwaukee, WI010
Ontario, CA03
Richmond, VA011
Rochester, NY04
Toledo, OH17
Birmingham, AL04
Buffalo, NY07
Fort Wayne, IN04
Greensboro, NC03
Honolulu, HI011
Knoxville, TN06
Little Rock, AR05
Lubbock, TX01
New Orleans, LA08
Pittsburgh, PA110
Springfield, MO03
Anchorage, AK01
Bakersfield, CA14
Corpus Christi, TX04
Fort Collins, CO27
Reno, NV14
Tallahassee, FL03
Virginia Beach, VA05
Alexandria, VA23
Amarillo, TX02
Baltimore, MD212
Eugene, OR03
Fort Lauderdale, FL114
Lexington, KY05
Rockford, IL02
Sioux Falls, SD15
Tacoma, WA08

Which practices perform SMILE?

Ranked by Index score. How the score works.

No. 1

Brinton Vision

NPI-verified surgeonNational chain

3 doctors, 1 NPI-verified

555 N New Ballas Rd Ste 310, St. Louis, MO 63141

  • LASIK
  • PRK
  • SMILE
  • EVO ICL
  • Refractive lens exchange
  • All-laser (bladeless) LASIK
  • Wavefront or topography-guided treatment

Free consultation · Financing

5.0Google · 1,715 reviews

LASIK $2,200 to $8,200 per eye

Index score 9.9 / 10

View recordCall 314-375-2020
No. 3

Lucent Vision

NPI-verified surgeon

1 surgeon, 1 NPI-verified

5175 Pacific Coast Hwy Suite 102, Long Beach, CA 90804

  • LASIK
  • SMILE
  • EVO ICL
  • Refractive lens exchange
  • All-laser (bladeless) LASIK
  • Wavefront or topography-guided treatment

Free consultation · Financing

5.0Google · 392 reviews

LASIK $2,500 per eye

Index score 9.5 / 10

View recordCall 562-431-2748
No. 4

Tersigni Vision

NPI-verified surgeon

1 surgeon, 1 NPI-verified

15150 Bangy Rd, Lake Oswego, OR 97035

  • LASIK
  • PRK
  • SMILE
  • EVO ICL
  • Refractive lens exchange
  • All-laser (bladeless) LASIK

Financing

5.0Google · 240 reviews

LASIK $2,200 to $7,200 per eye

Index score 9.5 / 10

View recordCall 971-362-2020

3 doctors, 1 NPI-verified

9150 Wilshire Blvd Ste 240, Beverly Hills, CA 90212

  • LASIK
  • PRK
  • SMILE
  • EVO ICL
  • Refractive lens exchange
  • All-laser (bladeless) LASIK
  • Wavefront or topography-guided treatment

Free consultation · Financing

5.0Google · 175 reviews

LASIK $2,500 to $4,000 per eye

Index score 9.4 / 10

View recordCall 424-732-2020
Filutowski Eye Institute office in Lake Mary
No. 6

Filutowski Eye Institute

NPI-verified surgeons

3 doctors, 2 NPI-verified · 2 offices in this area

1070 Greenwood Blvd, Lake Mary, FL 32746

  • LASIK
  • PRK
  • SMILE
  • EVO ICL
  • Refractive lens exchange
  • All-laser (bladeless) LASIK

Financing

4.8Google · 2,115 reviews

LASIK $2,595 per eye

Index score 9.3 / 10

View recordCall 407-333-5111
LaserVue Eye Center office in San Francisco
No. 7

LaserVue Eye Center

NPI-verified surgeons

5 doctors, 2 NPI-verified

711 Van Ness Ave Ste 320, San Francisco, CA 94102

  • LASIK
  • PRK
  • SMILE
  • EVO ICL
  • Refractive lens exchange
  • All-laser (bladeless) LASIK
  • Wavefront or topography-guided treatment

Free consultation · Financing

4.9Google · 169 reviews

LASIK $2,400 to $3,100 per eye

Index score 9.2 / 10

View recordCall 415-346-5500
Beach Cities Laser office in Torrance
No. 9

Beach Cities Laser

NPI-verified surgeons

2 doctors, 2 NPI-verified

21535 Hawthorne Blvd Ste 101, Torrance, CA 90503

  • LASIK
  • PRK
  • SMILE
  • EVO ICL
  • Refractive lens exchange

Free consultation · Financing

5.0Google · 95 reviews

LASIK $2,950 per eye

Index score 9.1 / 10

View recordCall 310-943-7373
Schorr Vision: Emily Schorr, MD office in Las Vegas
No. 10

Schorr Vision: Emily Schorr, MD

NPI-verified surgeon

1 surgeon, 1 NPI-verified

5955 S Jones Blvd ste 100, Las Vegas, NV 89118

  • LASIK
  • PRK
  • SMILE
  • EVO ICL
  • Refractive lens exchange
  • All-laser (bladeless) LASIK

Financing

4.9Google · 116 reviews

LASIK $2,500 per eye

Index score 9.0 / 10

View recordCall 702-702-2020
LA Sight office in Los Angeles
No. 12

LA Sight

1 surgeon

11600 Wilshire Blvd #200, Los Angeles, CA 90025

  • LASIK
  • PRK
  • SMILE
  • EVO ICL
  • Refractive lens exchange
  • All-laser (bladeless) LASIK

Free consultation · Financing

4.9Google · 412 reviews

LASIK $1,600 to $1,950 per eye

Index score 8.7 / 10

View recordCall 310-828-2020
Texas Eye and Laser Center office in Fort Worth

2 doctors

3405 Locke Ave Ste 100, Fort Worth, TX 76107

  • LASIK
  • PRK
  • SMILE
  • EVO ICL
  • All-laser (bladeless) LASIK
  • Wavefront or topography-guided treatment

Free consultation · Financing

4.9Google · 1,268 reviews

LASIK $2,100 to $2,900 per eye

Index score 8.6 / 10

View recordCall 817-768-6620
No. 14

Goel Vision

NPI-verified surgeon

1 surgeon, 1 NPI-verified

1104 Kenilworth Dr Ste 200, Towson, MD 21204

  • LASIK
  • PRK
  • SMILE
  • EVO ICL
  • Refractive lens exchange
  • All-laser (bladeless) LASIK
  • Wavefront or topography-guided treatment

Free consultation · Financing

5.0Google · 2,737 reviews

LASIK price not published

Index score 8.4 / 10

View recordCall 410-888-2020
No. 15

Kugler Vision

NPI-verified surgeons

4 doctors, 2 NPI-verified

17838 Burke St Ste 100, Omaha, NE 68118

  • LASIK
  • PRK
  • SMILE
  • EVO ICL
  • Refractive lens exchange
  • Wavefront or topography-guided treatment

Financing · Lifetime enhancement plan

5.0Google · 1,561 reviews

LASIK price not published

Index score 8.4 / 10

View recordCall 402-558-2211
Waring Vision Institute office in Mount Pleasant
No. 16

Waring Vision Institute

NPI-verified surgeons

2 doctors, 2 NPI-verified

735 Johnnie Dodds Blvd #101, Mt Pleasant, SC 29464

  • LASIK
  • PRK
  • SMILE
  • EVO ICL
  • Refractive lens exchange
  • All-laser (bladeless) LASIK

Free consultation · Financing · Lifetime enhancement plan

5.0Google · 1,139 reviews

LASIK price not published

Index score 8.4 / 10

View recordCall 843-592-3955
Texas Eye and Laser Center office in Hurst

2 doctors

1872 Norwood Dr Ste 200, Hurst, TX 76054

  • LASIK
  • PRK
  • SMILE
  • EVO ICL
  • All-laser (bladeless) LASIK
  • Wavefront or topography-guided treatment

Free consultation · Financing

4.8Google · 2,361 reviews

LASIK $2,100 to $2,900 per eye

Index score 8.3 / 10

View recordCall 817-768-6620
Nevada Eye Consultants office in Reno
No. 18

Nevada Eye Consultants

NPI-verified surgeons

4 doctors, 3 NPI-verified

5420 Kietzke Ln #103, Reno, NV 89511

  • LASIK
  • PRK
  • SMILE
  • EVO ICL
  • Refractive lens exchange
  • All-laser (bladeless) LASIK
  • Wavefront or topography-guided treatment

Financing

4.5Google · 204 reviews

LASIK $2,000 to $2,500 per eye

Index score 8.3 / 10

View recordCall 775-329-2300
Discover Vision Centers office in Independence
No. 19

Discover Vision Centers

NPI-verified surgeons

8 doctors, 6 NPI-verified · 8 offices in this area

4741 S Cochise Dr, Independence, MO 64055

  • LASIK
  • PRK
  • SMILE
  • EVO ICL
  • Refractive lens exchange
  • All-laser (bladeless) LASIK
  • Wavefront or topography-guided treatment

Free consultation · Financing

4.9Google · 12,657 reviews

LASIK price not published

Index score 8.2 / 10

View recordCall 816-320-5782
CCRS LASIK ICL Center office in Los Angeles

2 doctors · 2 offices in this area

4160 Wilshire Blvd 2nd fl, Los Angeles, CA 90010

  • LASIK
  • PRK
  • SMILE
  • EVO ICL
  • Refractive lens exchange
  • All-laser (bladeless) LASIK
  • Wavefront or topography-guided treatment

Free consultation · Financing

4.8Google · 149 reviews

LASIK $2,000 per eye

Index score 8.2 / 10

View recordCall 323-933-3111
Khanna Vision Institute office in Beverly Hills
No. 21

Khanna Vision Institute

NPI-verified surgeon

1 surgeon, 1 NPI-verified

9100 Wilshire Blvd #265e, Beverly Hills, CA 90212

  • LASIK
  • PRK
  • SMILE
  • EVO ICL
  • All-laser (bladeless) LASIK

Free consultation · Financing

4.6Google · 19 reviews

LASIK $2,400 to $7,500 per eye

Index score 8.2 / 10

View recordCall 310-482-1240
Cutarelli Vision office in Denver
No. 22

Cutarelli Vision

NPI-verified surgeon

1 surgeon, 1 NPI-verified · 2 offices in this area

7900 E Union Ave #100, Denver, CO 80237

  • LASIK
  • PRK
  • SMILE
  • EVO ICL
  • Refractive lens exchange
  • All-laser (bladeless) LASIK
  • Wavefront or topography-guided treatment

Free consultation · Financing · Lifetime enhancement plan

4.9Google · 1,124 reviews

LASIK price not published

Index score 8.1 / 10

View recordCall 303-486-2020
No. 23

KERATO

NPI-verified surgeon

1 surgeon, 1 NPI-verified

160 E 56th St 3rd Floor, Ste 301, New York, NY 10022

  • LASIK
  • PRK
  • SMILE
  • All-laser (bladeless) LASIK

Financing

4.8Google · 266 reviews

LASIK $2,000 per eye

Index score 8.1 / 10

View recordCall 866-426-5671
Clear Choice Custom LASIK Center office in Brecksville
No. 24

Clear Choice Custom LASIK Center

NPI-verified surgeons

5 doctors, 2 NPI-verified · 2 offices in this area

7001 S Edgerton Rd d, Brecksville, OH 44141

  • LASIK
  • PRK
  • SMILE
  • EVO ICL
  • Refractive lens exchange
  • All-laser (bladeless) LASIK
  • Wavefront or topography-guided treatment

Free consultation · Financing · Lifetime enhancement plan

4.9Google · 647 reviews

LASIK price not published

Index score 8.0 / 10

View recordCall 440-740-0400
Laser Eye Center of Silicon Valley office in San Jose
No. 25

Laser Eye Center of Silicon Valley

NPI-verified surgeons

5 doctors, 3 NPI-verified

606 Saratoga Ave, San Jose, CA 95129

  • LASIK
  • PRK
  • SMILE
  • EVO ICL
  • Refractive lens exchange
  • All-laser (bladeless) LASIK
  • Wavefront or topography-guided treatment

Free consultation · Financing

4.9Google · 612 reviews

LASIK price not published

Index score 8.0 / 10

View recordCall 408-984-1010

Questions about SMILE

How many practices offer SMILE?

88 of the 839 practices in The LASIK Index perform SMILE, as of September 2026, across 93 metro areas.

Is SMILE right for me?

Whether SMILE suits your eyes depends on measurements taken at an examination by an ophthalmologist, such as corneal thickness, prescription and eye health. The sources linked on this page describe who the procedure is designed for.