Definition of Keratome. Meaning of Keratome. Synonyms of Keratome

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Definition of Keratome

Keratome
Keratome Ker"a*tome, n. [Gr. ke`ras, horn + ? to cut.] (Surg.) An instrument for dividing the cornea in operations for cataract.

Meaning of Keratome from wikipedia

- making sclerocorneal tunnels in "small incision cataract surgery" •Angular keratome making sclerocorneal tunnels in "small incision cataract surgery"; larger...
- less painful than LASEK. A device similar to a microkeratome (called epi-keratome) slides over the surface of the cornea, just underneath the epithelial...
- technique that emphasized a small incision. Until the acceptability of the keratome-and-scissors method after the early 1940s, an essential part of cataract...
- EPI-LASIK is a new[when?] technique similar to LASEK that uses an epi-keratome (rather than a trephine blade and alcohol), to remove the top layer of...
- approximately 2 mm in front of the surgical limbus. Cataract surgery uses a larger keratome that requires the incision to be closed, to reduce fluid leakage. No viscoelastic...