Photorefractive Keratectomy
"Photorefractive Keratectomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A type of refractive surgery of the CORNEA to correct MYOPIA and ASTIGMATISM. An EXCIMER LASER is used directly on the surface of the EYE to remove some of the CORNEAL EPITHELIUM thus reshaping the anterior curvature of the cornea.
| Descriptor ID |
D018903
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.594.480.875 E04.014.520.480.875 E04.378.500.875 E04.540.825.437.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Photorefractive Keratectomy- Photorefractive Keratectomy
- Keratectomies, Photorefractive
- Keratectomy, Photorefractive
- Photorefractive Keratectomies
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