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RADIAL KERATOTOMY [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Eye Surgery
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.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie de l'œil
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.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cirugía del ojo
DEF

[...] operación [quirúrgica] que consiste en hacer, en forma radiada, unos cortes profundos en la córnea, [para] corregir miopías y astigmatismos.

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