Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Eye surgery to correct certain refractive disorders, such as myopia, in which a surface layer of the cornea is temporarily separated and folded back to expose the inner surface for reshaping with a laser.
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- initialism optometry
laser in situ keratomileusis : correctiveeye surgery for various refractive disorders in which anexcimer laser reshapes thecornea .
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- noun a refractive surgery procedure that reshapes the cornea
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Lasik complications from LASIK Eye Surgery are less than 1%.
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Los Angeles lasik vision correction patients have another reason to be confident in LASIK, now that the National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) has approved the new advanced, all-laser LASIK technologies for use on U.S. astronauts.
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Los Angeles lasik vision correction patients have another reason to be confident in LASIK, now that the National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) has approved the new advanced, all-laser LASIK technologies for use on U.S. astronauts.
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For readers out there considering eye surgery, PRK or LASIK is superior to radial keratotomy. posted by sydney on
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For readers out there considering eye surgery, PRK or LASIK is superior to radial keratotomy. posted by sydney on
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Abiy is undergoing a procedure called LASIK to correct his short-sight.
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The popular procedure is known as LASIK eye surgery.
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Revenue from refractive surgery, commonly known as LASIK surgery, dropped almost 9 percent as equipment sales fell.
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Revenue from refractive surgery, commonly known as LASIK surgery, dropped almost 9 percent as equipment sales fell.
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