Meaning Of The Word Radial keratotomy

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radial keratotomy in American English
a surgical operation for correcting nearsightedness in which a series of minute, shallow incisions in a radial pattern are made in the cornea
noun: a surgical technique for correcting nearsightedness by making a series of spokelike incisions in the cornea to change its shape and focusing properties

radial keratotomy in British English
noun: an operation designed to improve short-sightedness in which a number of cuts are made around the cornea to change the shape of it

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