Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ
"Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A surgical procedure to correct MYOPIA by CORNEAL STROMA subtraction. It involves the use of a microkeratome to make a lamellar dissection of the CORNEA creating a flap with intact CORNEAL EPITHELIUM. After the flap is lifted, the underlying midstroma is reshaped with an EXCIMER LASER and the flap is returned to its original position.
| Descriptor ID |
D020731
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.594.480.750 E04.014.520.480.750 E04.540.825.437.374
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| Concept/Terms |
Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ- Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ
- Laser-Assisted Stromal In Situ Keratomileusis
- Laser Assisted Stromal In Situ Keratomileusis
- Laser Intrastromal Keratomileusis
- Intrastromal Keratomileuses, Laser
- Intrastromal Keratomileusis, Laser
- Laser Intrastromal Keratomileuses
- Laser In Situ Keratomileusis
- LASIK
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