Orthokeratologic Procedures
"Orthokeratologic Procedures" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An alternative to REFRACTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES. A therapeutic procedure for correcting REFRACTIVE ERRORS. It involves wearing CONTACT LENSES designed to force corrective changes to the curvature of the CORNEA that remain after the lenses are removed. The effect is temporary but is maintained by wearing the therapeutic lenses daily, usually during sleep.
| Descriptor ID |
D054158
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.706
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| Concept/Terms |
Orthokeratologic Procedures- Orthokeratologic Procedures
- Orthokeratologic Procedure
- Procedure, Orthokeratologic
- Procedures, Orthokeratologic
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