keratotomy

American  

[ker-uh-tot-uh-mee] / ˌkɛr əˈtɒt ə mi /

noun

Surgery.

plural

keratotomies

1. incision of the cornea.

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keratotomy British  

/ ˌkɛrəˈtɒtəmɪ /

noun

1. surgical incision of the cornea

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Etymology

Origin of keratotomy

First recorded in 1895–1900; kerato- + -tomy

Example Sentences

But the most popular procedure is radial keratotomy, in which a series of fine spokelike incisions are made on the cornea to correct myopia.

From Time Magazine Archive

By the 1970s Soviet doctors routinely used scalpels to reshape the corneas of nearsighted patients in an operation called radial keratotomy.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was a big improvement over radial keratotomy, although the healing of the epithelium remained painful.

From Time Magazine Archive

Years earlier, Beck had undergone a radial keratotomy* to correct his vision.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

Across America, ophthalmologists rediscovered an obscure and risky procedure called radial keratotomy, and there was a boom in surgery to correct small impairments of vision.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis