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Laser Eye Surgery Glossary
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Keratectomy
The portion of the LASIK laser eye surgery procedure in which the surgeon raises a thin layer of the cornea - creating a corneal flap - with an instrument called a microkeratome (a surgical blade), to expose the layer of the cornea called the stroma. Ultralase have now replaced this process with Intralase - the blade-free alternative to flap creation in all our LASIK laser eye surgery procedures. Further reading
Keratitis
Inflammation of the cornea. Further reading
Kerato
Prefix indicating relationship to the cornea.
Keratoconous
A rare inherited condition of the cornea in which the cornea is steepened to the point of being cone-shaped.
Keratometry
Measurement of the curvature of the cornea. Can be obtained by using instruments such as the Oculus Keratometer or the Orbscan.
Keratomileusis
The cutting of the cornea formerly done with a blade, now done with an excimer laser. Further reading
