Definitions for "Keratomileusis"
Keywords:  reshape, lathe, excimer, cornea, lasik
A refractive surgical technique where a partial thickness circular flap of cornea is removed, frozen, reshaped on a lathe and replaced upon the cornea. The lathe can shape either a convex or a concave lens.
The reshaping of the cornea, formerly done with a lathe and blade, by first creating a corneal flap. LASIK is also a form of keratomileusis.
A surgical procedure for treating farsightedness and nearsightedness. A thin layer of the cornea is removed and reshaped, becoming a natural contact lens, and then permanently repositioned on the cornea.