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- n. surgery Improvement of the refractive state of the cornea, performed by cutting a thin hinged flap in the front surface of the eye and lifting it to access the cornea.
Examples
“Tennessee man spells "keratomileusis" to win AARP senior spelling bee in Cheyenne,”
“- A 56-year-old Tennessee man has won the AARP's national spelling bee, correctly spelling "keratomileusis" to take the title.”
“His winning word this year, "keratomileusis," is a noun that means surgery to correct the cornea.”
“So why not simply define elective abortion, for the purpose of any federally run insurance plan, as an uncovered service like cosmetic surgery or laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis?”
“Yasmeen decided to embark on this charity challenge after the successful completion of her Lasik laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis eye surgery with Optical Express in June this year.”
“Shortly after her Lasik laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis treatment in June, Yasmeen applied for the Kilimanjaro challenge in order to continue raising money for her charity of choice, Kidney Research UK.”
“LASIK laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis is a high-tech method of altering the shape of your eye to improve your vision.”
“The full-day event will focus on laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis, or Lasik, the most common type of vision-correction surgery.”
“Firebaugh, 56, actually forged through 9 1/2 hours of competition, counting the breaks, and 68 rounds to best his nearest rival and spell the bee's final word, "keratomileusis.”
“Two types of laser surgery-photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) and laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) - are often used to correct refractive errors such as nearsightedness.”
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