kerectomy


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

(kē-rĕk′tō-mē) [Gr. keras, horn, + ektome, excision] Excision of a portion of the cornea.