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    excimer laser. A mechanical microkeratome (a blade device) or a laser keratome (femtosecond laser) is used to cut a flap in the cornea. A hinge is left...
    59 KB (6,439 words) - 03:43, 15 September 2024
  • less painful than LASEK. A device similar to a microkeratome (called epi-keratome) slides over the surface of the cornea, just underneath the epithelial...
    4 KB (530 words) - 21:05, 12 March 2024
  • technique that emphasized a small incision. Until the acceptability of the keratome-and-scissors method after the early 1940s, an essential part of cataract...
    5 KB (680 words) - 16:37, 15 February 2024
  • making sclerocorneal tunnels in "small incision cataract surgery" •Angular keratome making sclerocorneal tunnels in "small incision cataract surgery"; larger...
    18 KB (278 words) - 17:16, 9 February 2024
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    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...
    34 KB (3,901 words) - 00:41, 16 September 2024
  • 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...
    21 KB (3,131 words) - 04:16, 17 May 2024