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
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Optometrists are still banned under the new law from doing cataract surgery and radial keratotomy surgery, and selling prescription drugs.
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