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keratectomy

[ ker-uh-tek-tuh-mee ]

noun

Surgery.
plural keratectomies.
  1. excision of part of the cornea.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of keratectomy1

First recorded in 1870–75; kerat- + -ectomy
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Ophthalmologists might offer surgical procedures to fix presbyopia, such as corneal inlays, LASIK, photorefractive keratectomy and lens implants.

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Singapore Armed Forces has doubled the number of candidates available for critical jobs such as pilots, commandos and navy drivers over the past five years by paying for the S$2,000 photorefractive keratectomy surgery for shortsighted personnel, the newspaper reported today.

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Eye surgeons first tried using the excimer laser to correct vision in a procedure called photorefractive keratectomy.

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