keratotomy

• Procédure chirurgicale consistant à inciser la cornée de l'œil.

A surgical procedure involving an incision into the cornea of the eye.

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   A surgical procedure involving a cut or incision into the cornea of the eye, often performed to correct vision problems.

   Kératotomie

   • The surgeon performed a keratotomy to reshape the patient's cornea.
   • Radial keratotomy was a common procedure for myopia in the 1990s.
   • After the keratotomy, the patient's vision improved significantly.