- Laser radial keratotomy
Laser Radial Keratotomy is
Radial Keratotomy performed with the aid of aLaser . Laser Radio Keratotomy was practiced before the now-commonLasik .Early Ophthalmologists
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Laser radial keratotomy
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Radial keratotomy — An eye surgery procedure designed to flatten the cornea, reducing its optical power, to correct nearsightedness (myopia). In the procedure, incisions (cuts) are made in the cornea. The procedure is said to be radial because the incisions resemble … Medical dictionary
radial keratotomy — an operation for short sightedness (myopia). Deep cuts into the tissue of the cornea are placed radially around the outer two thirds of the cornea; this flattens the curvature of the central part of the cornea and reduces the myopia. This… … The new mediacal dictionary
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LASIK — or Lasik ( laser assisted in situ keratomileusis ) is a type of refractive laser eye surgery performed by ophthalmologists for correcting myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism. [ [http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSS/9339/32123.html LASIK. ]… … Wikipedia
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Keratocone — Kératocône La cornée conique caractéristique du kératocône Le kératocône (du grec kerato, corne, cornée et konos, cône) est une maladie dégénérative de l œil qui se traduit par une perte de la sphéricité de la cornée qui prend alors la forme d un … Wikipédia en Français
Kératocône — La cornée conique caractéristique du kératocône Le kératocône (du grec kerato, corne, cornée et konos, cône) est une maladie dégénérative de l œil qui se traduit par une perte de la sphéricité de la cornée qui prend alors la forme d un cône. Le… … Wikipédia en Français
