phototherapeutic keratectomy
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Phototherapeutic keratectomy — (PTK) is a type of eye surgery that uses a laser to treat various ocular disorders by removing tissue from the cornea. It is similar to photorefractive keratectomy which is used for the treatment of refractive conditions.ee also*Corneal… … Wikipedia
phototherapeutic keratectomy — see keratectomy … The new mediacal dictionary
Keratectomy — Removal of part of the cornea. This can be done by surgical excision or by laser. One such laser procedure is PRK (photorefractive keratectomy). * * * An operation done to change the refraction of the cornea; a crescentic piece of corneal stroma… … Medical dictionary
keratectomy — n. an operation in which a part of the cornea is removed, usually a superficial layer. This procedure is now frequently done by an excimer laser, either to correct refractive errors (myopia, hypermetropia), by reshaping the surface of the cornea… … The new mediacal dictionary
Photorefractive keratectomy — (PRK) and Laser Assisted Sub Epithelial Keratectomy (or Laser Epithelial Keratomileusis [ [http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/index.jsp?action=byID o=11193 Laser epithelial keratomileusis (LASEK) ] Accessed June 30 2008.] ) (LASEK) are laser eye… … Wikipedia
Recurrent corneal erosion — Classification and external resources ICD 10 H16.0 H18.4 ICD 9 … Wikipedia
Eye surgery — Intervention Eye surgery in the Middle Ages. ICD 10 PCS 08 ICD 9 CM … Wikipedia
Dan Reinstein — Professor Dan Reinstein is a specialist ophthalmic surgeon in the UK and is a board certified ophthalmologist in the USA and Canada, specializing in the field of refractive surgery (vision correction). He is medical director of the London Vision… … Wikipedia
Лазер Эксимерный (Excimer Laser) — лазер, применяющийся для удаления очень тонких слоев ткани с поверхности роговицы глаза. Данная операция может производиться с целью изменения кривизны поверхности роговицы, например, в процессе лечения миопии (фоторефракционная кератэктомия… … Медицинские термины
PTK — Acronym for phototherapeutic keratectomy. * * * phosphotyrosine kinase; photothera peutic keratectomy; protein tyrosine kinase … Medical dictionary
