radial keratotomy

noun

radial ker·​a·​tot·​o·​my -ˌker-ə-ˈtä-tə-mē 

: a surgical operation on the cornea for the correction of myopia that involves flattening it by making a series of incisions in a radial pattern resembling the spokes of a wheel compare photorefractive keratectomy

Examples of radial keratotomy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Optometrists are still banned under the new law from doing cataract surgery and radial keratotomy surgery, and selling prescription drugs. —Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online, 13 Dec. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

radial keratotomy

noun

: a surgical operation on the cornea for the correction of myopia that involves flattening the cornea by making a series of incisions in a radial pattern resembling the spokes of a wheel

—abbreviation RK compare photorefractive keratectomy