radial keratotomy

noun

an eye surgery procedure to correct myopia (near-sightedness) using a series of incisions in the cornea, radiating from a central point (hence radial).

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Meanings

nounradial keratotomy (plural radial keratotomies)

plural radial keratotomies

  1. an eye surgery procedure to correct myopia (near-sightedness) using a series of incisions in the cornea, radiating from a central point (hence radial).
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