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单词 keratotomy
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Definition of keratotomy in English:

keratotomy

nounˌkɛrəˈtɒtəmiˌkɛrəˈtɑdəmi
mass noun
  • A surgical operation involving cutting into the cornea of the eye. The most common form is radial keratotomy, performed to correct myopia.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • For readers out there considering eye surgery, PRK or LASIK is superior to radial keratotomy.
    • Myopia has been corrected for many years by radial keratotomy (radial corneal incisions), though this has few proponents in Britain.
    • Although a considerable improvement over radial keratotomy, the healing of the corneal surface after PRK sometimes resulted in scarring and haze in the central cornea, and this resulted in suboptimal vision.
    • Long-sightedness can also be treated more permanently with radial keratotomy.
    • Radial keratotomy, which involves making deep incisions in the cornea, is rarely performed today.
 
 

Definition of keratotomy in US English:

keratotomy

nounˌkɛrəˈtɑdəmiˌkerəˈtädəmē
  • A surgical operation involving cutting into the cornea of the eye. The most common form is radial keratotomy, performed to correct myopia.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Radial keratotomy, which involves making deep incisions in the cornea, is rarely performed today.
    • Myopia has been corrected for many years by radial keratotomy (radial corneal incisions), though this has few proponents in Britain.
    • Long-sightedness can also be treated more permanently with radial keratotomy.
    • For readers out there considering eye surgery, PRK or LASIK is superior to radial keratotomy.
    • Although a considerable improvement over radial keratotomy, the healing of the corneal surface after PRK sometimes resulted in scarring and haze in the central cornea, and this resulted in suboptimal vision.
 
 
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