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Descriptor English: Refractive Surgical Procedures
Descriptor Spanish: Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Refractivos
Descriptor procedimientos quirúrgicos refractivos
Entry term(s) cirugía ocular refractiva
cirugía oftálmica refractiva
procedimientos quirúrgicos queratorrefractivos
Scope note: Procedimientos quirúrgicos empleados para corregir DEFECTOS DE REFRACCIÓN como la MIOPÍA, la HIPERMETROPÍA o el ASTIGMATISMO. Pueden incluir la alteración de la curvatura de la CÓRNEA, la extracción o sustitución del CRISTALINO o la modificación de la ESCLERÓTICA para cambiar la longitud del eje ocular.
Descriptor Portuguese: Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Refrativos
Descriptor French: Procédures de chirurgie réfractive
Entry term(s): Keratorefractive Surgical Procedure
Keratorefractive Surgical Procedures
Procedure, Keratorefractive Surgical
Procedure, Refractive Surgical
Procedures, Keratorefractive Surgical
Procedures, Refractive Surgical
Refractive Surgeries
Refractive Surgery
Refractive Surgical Procedure
Surgeries, Refractive
Surgery, Refractive
Surgical Procedure, Keratorefractive
Surgical Procedure, Refractive
Surgical Procedures, Keratorefractive
Surgical Procedures, Refractive
Tree number(s): E04.540.825
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D054140
Scope note: Surgical procedures employed to correct REFRACTIVE ERRORS such as MYOPIA; HYPEROPIA; or ASTIGMATISM. These may involve altering the curvature of the CORNEA; removal or replacement of the CRYSTALLINE LENS; or modification of the SCLERA to change the axial length of the eye.
Annotation: general; prefer specific procedures
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: Refractive Errors/surgery or specifics (1981-2007)
Public MeSH Note: 2008
History Note: 2008
Related: Orthokeratologic Procedures MeSH
DeCS ID: 52866
Unique ID: D054140
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Date Established: 2008/01/01
Date of Entry: 2007/07/09
Refractive Surgical Procedures - Preferred
Concept UI M0501941
Scope note Surgical procedures employed to correct REFRACTIVE ERRORS such as MYOPIA; HYPEROPIA; or ASTIGMATISM. These may involve altering the curvature of the CORNEA; removal or replacement of the CRYSTALLINE LENS; or modification of the SCLERA to change the axial length of the eye.
Preferred term Refractive Surgical Procedures
Entry term(s) Procedure, Refractive Surgical
Procedures, Refractive Surgical
Refractive Surgeries
Refractive Surgery
Refractive Surgical Procedure
Surgeries, Refractive
Surgery, Refractive
Surgical Procedure, Refractive
Surgical Procedures, Refractive
Keratorefractive Surgical Procedures - Narrower
Concept UI M0502248
Preferred term Keratorefractive Surgical Procedures
Entry term(s) Keratorefractive Surgical Procedure
Procedure, Keratorefractive Surgical
Procedures, Keratorefractive Surgical
Surgical Procedure, Keratorefractive
Surgical Procedures, Keratorefractive



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