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keratorefractive

keratorefractive adjective: involving modification of the shape of the cornea in order to reduce refractive error.

Adjective

keratorefractive (not comparable)

  1. Involving modification of the shape of the cornea in order to reduce refractive error
    • For example, it has mostly been used in assessing optical quality as well as intraocular scattering changes in different kinds of refractive surgeries, such as after phakic intraocular lens implantation,[8 –9 ] and keratorefractive surgeries, including PRK, LASIK and femto-second laser small...2015 November 5, “Intra- and Intersession Repeatability of an Optical Quality and Intraocular Scattering Measurement System in Children”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of keratorefractive

From kerato- + refractive.

Questions about keratorefractive

What does keratorefractive mean?
Keratorefractive means involving modification of the shape of the cornea in order to reduce refractive error.
What part of speech is keratorefractive?
Keratorefractive is an adjective.

Words near keratorefractive in the dictionary

  1. keratoprecipitates
  2. keratoprostheses
  3. keratoprosthesis
  4. keratoprosthetic
  5. keratoprosthetics
  6. keratorefractive
  7. keratorefractometer
  8. keratorefractometers
  9. keratorefractometry
  10. keratorhexis
  11. keratorrhexis

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