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Descriptor English: Keratotomy, Radial
Descriptor Spanish: Queratotomía Radial
Descriptor queratotomía radial
Scope note: Procedimiento para corregir quirúrgicamente DEFECTOS DE REFRACCIÓN mediante la práctica de hendiduras radiales en la CÓRNEA para cambiar sus propiedades refractivas.
Descriptor Portuguese: Ceratotomia Radial
Descriptor French: Kératotomie radiaire
Entry term(s): Keratotomies, Radial
Radial Keratotomies
Radial Keratotomy
Tree number(s): E04.540.825.550
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007646
Scope note: A procedure to surgically correct REFRACTIVE ERRORS by cutting radial slits into the CORNEA to change its refractive properties.
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ED education
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MO mortality
MT methods
NU nursing
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
Previous Indexing: Cornea (1966-1986)
Myopia (1966-1986)
Public MeSH Note: 87
History Note: 87
DeCS ID: 19222
Unique ID: D007646
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Date Established: 1987/01/01
Date of Entry: 1986/06/20
Revision Date: 2007/07/09
Keratotomy, Radial - Preferred
Concept UI M0011976
Scope note A procedure to surgically correct REFRACTIVE ERRORS by cutting radial slits into the CORNEA to change its refractive properties.
Preferred term Keratotomy, Radial
Entry term(s) Keratotomies, Radial
Radial Keratotomies
Radial Keratotomy



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