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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D018903
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D018903
Preferred Name

Photorefractive Keratectomy

Definitions
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.
Synonyms
Keratectomies, Photorefractive
Keratectomy, Photorefractive
Photorefractive Keratectomies
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