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KERATOTOMY [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-01-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Eye Surgery
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- keratotomy
1, record 1, English, keratotomy
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chirurgie de l'œil
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- kératotomie
1, record 1, French, k%C3%A9ratotomie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Expulsion du noyau cristallinien par pression contre-pression. Elle nécessite une kératotomie suffisante (100 à 110 degrés apparaissent un minimum). 1, record 1, French, - k%C3%A9ratotomie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cirugía del ojo
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- queratotomía
1, record 1, Spanish, queratotom%C3%ADa
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-09-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Eye Surgery
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- radial keratotomy
1, record 2, English, radial%20keratotomy
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A surgical procedure involving 8 to 16 radial cuts in the cornea to flatten the corneal radius and decrease the effective power of the cornea and thus correct myopia. 1, record 2, English, - radial%20keratotomy
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chirurgie de l'œil
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- kératotomie radiaire
1, record 2, French, k%C3%A9ratotomie%20radiaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Incisions radiaires cornéennes antérieures, non perforantes, régulièrement réparties, respectant une zone optique centrale et rejoignant le limbe en périphérie [...] qui ont pour effet d'aplatir la zone centrale optique, ce qui réduit sa puissance réfractive, et d'augmenter la courbure cornéenne périphérique. 1, record 2, French, - k%C3%A9ratotomie%20radiaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cirugía del ojo
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- queratotomía radiada
1, record 2, Spanish, queratotom%C3%ADa%20radiada
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] operación [quirúrgica] que consiste en hacer, en forma radiada, unos cortes profundos en la córnea, [para] corregir miopías y astigmatismos. 1, record 2, Spanish, - queratotom%C3%ADa%20radiada
Record 3 - internal organization data 1993-08-24
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- The Eye
- Eye Surgery
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- corneoscleral button
1, record 3, English, corneoscleral%20button
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The corneoscleral buttons were obtained following the patient's death 17 months after the second procedure and were examined by light, transmission, and scanning electron microscopy.(abstract)(Radial keratotomy. Clinicopathologic case report-Arch. Ophthalmol. ;May, 1985; 103(5) ;pp. 683-8). 2, record 3, English, - corneoscleral%20button
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
corneal "button": Disc of cornea, usually 5 to 10 mm in diameter, removed from donor and recipient eyes during corneal transplant surgery. 3, record 3, English, - corneoscleral%20button
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Oeil
- Chirurgie de l'œil
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- bouton scléro-cornéen
1, record 3, French, bouton%20scl%C3%A9ro%2Dcorn%C3%A9en
proposal, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- disque scléro-cornéen 1, record 3, French, disque%20scl%C3%A9ro%2Dcorn%C3%A9en
proposal, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1988-10-19
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Eye Surgery
- Visual Disorders
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- prospective evaluation of radial keratotomy 1, record 4, English, prospective%20evaluation%20of%20radial%20keratotomy
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source: National Eye Institute. 1, record 4, English, - prospective%20evaluation%20of%20radial%20keratotomy
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Chirurgie de l'œil
- Troubles de la vision
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- évaluation prospective des kératotomies radiaires
1, record 4, French, %C3%A9valuation%20prospective%20des%20k%C3%A9ratotomies%20radiaires
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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