keratectomy
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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.
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ker·a·tec·to·my
(ker'ă-tek'tŏ-mē),An operation done to change the refraction of the cornea; a crescentic piece of corneal stroma is removed and the resultant corneal wound is sutured. This steepens the cornea and increases its power in that axis.
See also: keratotomy.
See also: keratotomy.
[kerato- + G. ektomē, excision]
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keratectomy
(kĕr′ə-tĕk′tə-mē)n. pl. keratecto·mies
Surgical removal of a part of the cornea.
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ker·a·tec·to·my
(ker'ă-tek'tŏ-mē)An operation to remove corneal tissue.
[kerato- + G. ektomē, excision]
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keratectomy
Surgical removal of part, or rarely all, of the CORNEA.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005