Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Eye surgery to correct certain refractive disorders, such as myopia, in which a surface layer of the cornea is temporarily separated and folded back to expose the inner surface for reshaping with a laser.

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  • initialism optometry laser in situ keratomileusis: corrective eye surgery for various refractive disorders in which an excimer laser reshapes the cornea.

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  • noun a refractive surgery procedure that reshapes the cornea

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[la(ser-assisted in) si(tu) k(eratomileusis).]

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