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keratectomy [ker″ah-tek´to-me]

excision of a portion of the cornea; kerectomy.

photorefractive keratectomy a procedure to correct errors of refraction in the eye by using an excimer laser to remove a portion of the anterior part of the cornea, which changes the refraction by creating a new radius of curvature.

kerectomy

keratectomy.

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