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radial keratotomy

noun

Ophthalmology.
  1. a surgical technique for correcting nearsightedness by making a series of spokelike incisions in the cornea to change its shape and focusing properties.


radial keratotomy

/ ˌɛəˈɒəɪ /

noun

  1. an operation designed to improve short-sightedness in which a number of cuts are made around the cornea to change the shape of it
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

radial keratotomy

/ ĕ′ə-ŏə-ŧ /

  1. A surgical procedure consisting of a radial pattern of corneal incisions, performed to reduce or correct myopia.
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of radial keratotomy1

First recorded in 1975–80; kerato- + -tomy
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of radial keratotomy1

C20: from kerato- + -tomy
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Example Sentences

Years earlier, Beck had undergone a radial keratotomy* to correct his vision.

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