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- noun surgery A
precision instrument with anoscillating blade used to cut thecorneal flap inkeratomileusis .
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Examples
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Most problems crop up in the first part of Lasik treatment, when a small metal blade called a microkeratome is used to slice open a flap in the cornea.
TIP SHEET 2007
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A knife, called a microkeratome, is used to cut a flap in the cornea.
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In traditional LASIK, an instrument known as a microkeratome cuts a thin, hinged flap into the eye's clear surface (cornea).
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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The worst part is when they use a tool called the microkeratome, which basically shaves off the top layer of your eyeball like a deli slicer.
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The worst part is when they use a tool called the microkeratome, which basically shaves off the top layer of your eyeball like a deli slicer.
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A small device called a microkeratome will be attached to the suction ring; the blade of which will be used to cut a thin flap on your cornea.
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The surgeon will use eithera microkeratome, femtosecond, or intralase laser to create this flap depending on the patient's cornea and treatment plan.
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The surgeon will use eithera microkeratome, femtosecond, or intralase laser to create this flap depending on the patient's cornea and treatment plan.
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Lander: Your career has had an unusually wide compass, and your curriculum vitae lists clients from the Atomic Energy Commission to Union Carbide, as well as inventions that include not only home and pro sound equipment but sophisticated lighting devices for varying applications, the electrode for a high-performance automotive spark plug, and even a microkeratome, a device for eye surgery.
Stereophile RSS Feed 2009
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LASIK surgeons should compare FT when using an aged MK-2000 microkeratome, and frequent and periodic comparison of FT achieved by all microkeratomes may be also recommended.
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