Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
keratectomy
ker·a·tec·to·my [ ker-uh-tek-tuh-mee ]
Subclass of:
Operative Surgical Procedures
Definitions related to keratectomy:
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A procedure in which a laser is used to correct vision problems by reshaping the cornea.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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Surgical excision of a part of the CORNEA.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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