Surgical removal of a section or layer of the cornea, usually performed using a laser to correct myopia.
角膜切除术
Example sentencesExamples
The exquisite precision of this ultraviolet laser could be harnessed to sculpt and recontour the corneal surface, a procedure termed as photorefractive keratectomy.
Another abstract considers the incidence and severity of corneal haze after photorefractive keratectomy - another refractive correctional procedure developed before LASIK surgery.
Photo-refractive keratectomy involves treating the surface of the cornea with an Excimer laser which results in flattening of the cornea to correct myopia.
Photorefractive keratectomy evolved concurrently with the development of laser technology within refractive surgery.
It's a laser eye surgery - called photorefractive keratectomy.
The report provides information on the safety and effectiveness of four types of refractive eye surgery: radial keratotomy, photorefractive keratectomy, laser in situ keratomileusis and intraocular lenses.
Photorefractive keratectomy is similar to LASIK but does not involve use of a corneal incision or a flap.
Definition of keratectomy in US English:
keratectomy
nounˌkerəˈtektəmē
Surgical removal of a section or layer of the cornea, usually performed using a laser to correct myopia.
角膜切除术
Example sentencesExamples
Another abstract considers the incidence and severity of corneal haze after photorefractive keratectomy - another refractive correctional procedure developed before LASIK surgery.
Photorefractive keratectomy evolved concurrently with the development of laser technology within refractive surgery.
Photo-refractive keratectomy involves treating the surface of the cornea with an Excimer laser which results in flattening of the cornea to correct myopia.
It's a laser eye surgery - called photorefractive keratectomy.
The report provides information on the safety and effectiveness of four types of refractive eye surgery: radial keratotomy, photorefractive keratectomy, laser in situ keratomileusis and intraocular lenses.
Photorefractive keratectomy is similar to LASIK but does not involve use of a corneal incision or a flap.
The exquisite precision of this ultraviolet laser could be harnessed to sculpt and recontour the corneal surface, a procedure termed as photorefractive keratectomy.