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Keratomileusis vs Keratectomy - What's the difference?

keratomileusis | keratectomy |

In surgery terms the difference between keratomileusis and keratectomy

is that keratomileusis is improvement of the refractive state of the cornea, performed by cutting a thin hinged flap in the front surface of the eye and lifting it to access the cornea while keratectomy is an operation that removes part of the cornea, as in keratomileusis.

keratomileusis

English

Noun

(keratomileuses) (wikipedia keratomileusis)
  • (surgery) Improvement of the refractive state of the cornea, performed by cutting a thin hinged flap in the front surface of the eye and lifting it to access the cornea.
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    keratectomy

    English

    Noun

    (keratectomies)
  • (surgery) An operation that removes part of the cornea, as in keratomileusis.