Definition of keratotomy in English:
keratotomy
nounˌkɛrəˈtɒtəmiˌkɛrəˈtɑdəmi
mass nounA 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.