Definition of keratomileusis in English:
keratomileusis
nounˌkɛrətəʊmʌɪˈluːsɪsˌkɛrədoʊmaɪˈlusəs
mass nounThe surgical reshaping of the cornea, carried out in order to correct a refractive error.
Example sentencesExamples
- From the 1940s to the 1970s, different techniques in keratomileusis evolved in surgical alteration of the cornea.
- The report provides information on the safety and effectiveness of four types of refractive eye surgery: radial keratotomy, photorefractive keratectomy, laser in situ keratomileusis and intraocular lenses.
- After two patients who underwent laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis in the same facility developed keratitis caused by Mycobacterium szulgai, a retrospective control study was conducted.
- About two million people in the United States have opted for laser-assisted intrastromal keratomileusis eye surgery.
- The laser in-situ keratomileusis procedure uses an excimer laser to make a thin flap in the cornea and etch away a predetermined pattern of tissue beneath the flap.
Origin
1990s: from kerato- + Greek smileusis 'carving'.
Definition of keratomileusis in US English:
keratomileusis
nounˌkerədōmīˈlo͞osəsˌkɛrədoʊmaɪˈlusəs
The surgical reshaping of the cornea, carried out in order to correct a refractive error.
Example sentencesExamples
- After two patients who underwent laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis in the same facility developed keratitis caused by Mycobacterium szulgai, a retrospective control study was conducted.
- From the 1940s to the 1970s, different techniques in keratomileusis evolved in surgical alteration of the cornea.
- About two million people in the United States have opted for laser-assisted intrastromal keratomileusis eye surgery.
- The report provides information on the safety and effectiveness of four types of refractive eye surgery: radial keratotomy, photorefractive keratectomy, laser in situ keratomileusis and intraocular lenses.
- The laser in-situ keratomileusis procedure uses an excimer laser to make a thin flap in the cornea and etch away a predetermined pattern of tissue beneath the flap.
Origin
1990s: from kerato- + Greek smileusis ‘carving’.