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Surgical Procedures, Operative > Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures > Refractive Surgical Procedures

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Refractive Surgical Procedures  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Refractive Surgeries
  • Refractive Surgery
  • Surgeries, Refractive
  • Surgery, Refractive

Note

  • general; prefer specific procedures

Scope note

  • Surgical procedures employed to correct REFRACTIVE ERRORS such as MYOPIA; HYPEROPIA; or ASTIGMATISM. These may involve altering the curvature of the CORNEA; removal or replacement of the CRYSTALLINE LENS; or modification of the SCLERA to change the axial length of the eye.

History note

  • 2008

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D054140

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