Concept information
Preferred term
Photorefractive Keratectomy
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Definition
- 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.
Broader concept
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In other languages
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French
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Kératectomie photoréfractive avec laser excimère
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Kératoplastie photoréfractive
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Photo-ablation excimère de surface
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Photoablation excimère de surface
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Photokératectomie réfractive avec laser excimère
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PKR (Photokératectomie Réfractive)
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-HWQRNNQF-H
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