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Therapeutics > Laser Therapy > Corneal Surgery, Laser > Keratectomy, Subepithelial, Laser-Assisted
Surgical Procedures, Operative > Ablation Techniques > Laser Therapy > Corneal Surgery, Laser > Keratectomy, Subepithelial, Laser-Assisted
Surgical Procedures, Operative > Keratectomy > Corneal Surgery, Laser > Keratectomy, Subepithelial, Laser-Assisted

Preferred term

Keratectomy, Subepithelial, Laser-Assisted  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A surgical technique to correct REFRACTIVE ERRORS of the EYE, such as MYOPIA and ASTIGMATISM. In this method, a flap of CORNEAL EPITHELIUM is created by exposure of the area to dilute alcohol. The flap is lifted and then replaced after laser ablation of the subepithelial CORNEA.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Keratomileusis, Subepithelial, Laser-Assisted
  • LASEK
  • Laser-Assisted Subepithelial Keratectomy
  • Laser-Assisted Sub-Epithelial Keratomileusis
  • Laser Subepithelial Keratomileusis
  • Subepithelial Keratectomy, Laser-Assisted
  • Subepithelial Keratomileusis, Laser-Assisted
  • Subepithelial Photorefractive Keratectomy

In other languages

  • French

  • Kératectomie sous-épithéliale assistée au laser
  • Kératomileusie sous-épitheliale assistée par laser
  • Kératomileusie sous-épithéliale au laser
  • Kératomileusie sous-épithéliale par laser
  • Kératomileusis sous-épitheliale assistée par laser
  • Kératomileusis sous-épithéliale au laser
  • Kératomileusis sous-épithéliale avec laser
  • Lasek
  • LASEK (Laser Subepithelial Keratomileusis)

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-D0ZDGW5K-B

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