Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Surgical removal of a part of the cornea.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
ceratectomy .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun surgery An
operation that removes part of thecornea , as inkeratomileusis .
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The experimental procedure, called photo-refractive keratectomy (PRK) and performed only by ophthalmologists, uses a new "excimer" laser to treat moderate degrees of nearsightedness (myopia).
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[11] Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) was the first kind of corrective eye surgery to involve a laser.
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[11] Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) was the first kind of corrective eye surgery to involve a laser.
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[11] Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) was the first kind of corrective eye surgery to involve a laser.
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Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) can be used on patients who have myopia, hyperopia, or an astigmatism.
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Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) can be used on patients who have myopia, hyperopia, or an astigmatism.
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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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Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) can be used on patients who have myopia, hyperopia, or an astigmatism.
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Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) can be used on patients who have myopia, hyperopia, or an astigmatism.
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[10] Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) was the first kind of corrective eye surgery to involve a laser.
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