radial keratotomy

American  

noun

Ophthalmology.

1. a surgical technique for correcting nearsightedness by making a series of spokelike incisions in the cornea to change its shape and focusing properties.

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radial keratotomy British  

/ ˌkɛrəˈtɒtəmɪ /

noun

1. 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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radial keratotomy Scientific  

/ kĕr′ə-tŏt′ə-mē /

1. A surgical procedure consisting of a radial pattern of corneal incisions, performed to reduce or correct myopia.

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Etymology

Origin of radial keratotomy

First recorded in 1975–80; kerato- + -tomy

Example Sentences

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 Literature

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

From Literature