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Keratomileusis
A refractive surgical technique where a partial thickness circular flap of cornea is removed, frozen, reshaped on a lathe and replaced upon the cornea. The lathe can shape either a convex or a concave lens.
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- Industry/Domain: Eyewear
- Category: Optometry; Contact lenses; Eye surgery
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