Keratectomy

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).
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An operation done to change the refraction of the cornea; a crescentic piece of corneal stroma is removed and the resultant corneal wound is sutured. This steepens the cornea and increases its power in that axis. SEE ALSO: keratotomy. [kerato- + G. ektome, excision]
- automated lamellar k. resection of a disk of corneal tissue using a precise machine to alter the refractive power of the eye.
- photorefractive k. (PRK) removal of part of the cornea with a laser to change its shape, and thus to modify the refractive error of the eye (reduce its myopia, for example).
- phototherapeutic k. (PTK) ablation of diseased corneal tissue using an excimer laser.

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ker·a·tec·to·my .ker-ə-'tek-tə-mē n, pl -mies surgical excision of part of the cornea see photorefractive keratectomy

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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 (photorefractive keratectomy; PRK), or to remove diseased corneal tissue (phototherapeutic keratectomy). See also automated lamellar keratectomy.

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ker·a·tec·to·my (ker″ə-tekґtə-me) [kerat- + ectomy] excision of a portion of the cornea, usually done for anterior staphyloma.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • keratectomy — [ker΄ə tek′tə mē] n. pl. keratectomies [ KERAT(O) + ECTOMY] the surgical removal of part or all of the cornea …   English World 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

  • keratectomy — ˌkerəˈtektəmē noun ( es) Etymology: kerat + ectomy : surgical excision of part of the cornea see photorefractive keratectomy herein * * * keratectomy see kerato …   Useful english dictionary

  • keratectomy — noun (plural mies) Date: 1871 surgical excision of part of the cornea compare photorefractive keratectomy …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • keratectomy — /ker euh tek teuh mee/, n., pl. keratectomies. Surg. excision of part of the cornea. [1870 75; KERAT + ECTOMY] * * * …   Universalium

  • keratectomy — noun An operation that removes part of the cornea, as in keratomileusis …   Wiktionary

  • keratectomy — n. surgical removal of part of the cornea (Surgery) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • keratectomy — [ˌkɛrə tɛktəmi] noun surgical removal of a section or layer of the cornea, usually performed using a laser to correct myopia …   English new terms dictionary

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