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Descriptor
English
:
Photorefractive Keratectomy
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Queratectomía Fotorrefractiva
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Ceratectomia Fotorrefrativa
Tree Number:
E02.594.480.875
E04.014.520.480.875
E04.540.825.437.500
Definition
English
:
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.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
often abbreviated PRK; coordinate with EXCIMER LASER
See Related
English
:
Lasers, Excimer
History Note
English
:
2008 (1996)
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AE
adverse effects
CL
classification
CT
contraindications
EC
economics
ED
education
ES
ethics
HI
history
IS
instrumentation
LJ
legislation & jurisprudence
MT
methods
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PX
psychology
RH
rehabilitation
ST
standards
SN
statistics & numerical data
TD
trends
UT
utilization
VE
veterinary
Record Number:
32706
Unique Identifier:
D018903
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