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keratectasia

keratectasia noun: an abnormal bulging of the cornea due to thinning and scarring.

Noun

keratectasia (countable and uncountable, plural keratectasias)

  1. An abnormal bulging of the cornea due to thinning and scarring.
    • We present a case of unilateral iatrogenic keratectasia developing 10 months after bilateral laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) involving enhancement surgery using a broad-beam excimer laser (Summit Apex) to treat 6.6 diopters (D) of myopia.1999 April, Harry S Geggel, Audrey R Talley, “Delayed onset keratectasia following laser in situ keratomileusis”, in Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery, volume 25, number 4
    • A clinical diagnosis of keratectasia can be suspected when a patient develops unstable vision associated with irregular astigmatism. It usually occurs 6 to 18 months after LASIK surgery, but it may occur at any time.2006, Samir A. Melki, Dimitri T. Azar, 101 Pearls in Refractive, Cataract, and Corneal Surgery, →ISBN, page 66

keratectasia meaning in Tamil

keratectasia in Tamil

கருவிழிக் கூம்பல்

Examples of keratectasia in a sentence

  • Increased negative keratometric diopters and oblate asphericity of the PCC are common after LASIK leading to mild keratectasia.2006, Agarwals, Dr Agarwals' Textbook on Corneal Topography, →ISBN, page 130:
  • However, some unknown factors can still be responsible for iatrogenic keratectasias.2015, H. V. Nema, Nitin Nema, Recent Advances in Ophthalmology-12 - Volume 12, →ISBN, page 88:

Forms of keratectasia

pluralkeratectasias

Origin of keratectasia

From kerat- + ectasia.

Questions about keratectasia

What does keratectasia mean?
Keratectasia means an abnormal bulging of the cornea due to thinning and scarring.
What is keratectasia in Tamil?
Keratectasia in Tamil is கருவிழிக் கூம்பல். See Keratectasia meaning in Tamil.
How do you use keratectasia in a sentence?
Increased negative keratometric diopters and oblate asphericity of the PCC are common after LASIK leading to mild keratectasia.
What part of speech is keratectasia?
Keratectasia is a noun.
What is the plural of keratectasia?
The plural of keratectasia is keratectasias.

Words near keratectasia in the dictionary

  1. keratan sulfate
  2. keratan sulfates
  3. keratanase
  4. keratanases
  5. keratans
  6. keratectasia
  7. keratectasias
  8. keratectatic
  9. keratectomies
  10. keratectomy
  11. keratein

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Adapted from Wiktionary: keratectasia (page history and authors); keratectasia (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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