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Medical Definition of Keratectomy

1. An operation done to change the refraction of the cornea; a crescentic piece of corneal stroma is removed and the resultant corneal wound is sutured. This steepens the cornea and increases its power in that axis. Origin: kerato-+ G. Ektome, excision Photorefractive keratectomy, removal of part of the cornea with a laser to change its shape, and thus to modify the refractive error of the eye (reduce its myopia, for example). (05 Mar 2000)

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