keratotomy
/ˌkɛrəˈtɒtəmi
/noun [mass noun]
A surgical operation involving cutting into the cornea of the eye. The most common form is radial keratotomy, performed to correct myopia.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.
- For readers out there considering eye surgery, PRK or LASIK is superior to radial keratotomy.
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