"Keratotomy, Radial" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A procedure to surgically correct REFRACTIVE ERRORS by cutting radial slits into the CORNEA to change its refractive properties.
| Descriptor ID |
D007646
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.540.825.550
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| Concept/Terms |
Keratotomy, Radial- Keratotomy, Radial
- Radial Keratotomy
- Keratotomies, Radial
- Radial Keratotomies
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Keratotomy, Radial" by people in Profiles.
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Correction of astigmatism during cataract surgery: toric intraocular lens compared to peripheral corneal relaxing incisions. J Refract Surg. 2011 Mar; 27(3):165-71.
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Wavefront-guided photorefractive keratectomy in eyes with prior radial keratotomy: a multicenter study. Ophthalmology. 2009 Sep; 116(9):1688-1696.e2.
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Fitting behaviors of Fourier transform and Zernike polynomials. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2007 Jun; 33(6):999-1004.
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Bacterial keratitis after radial keratotomy. Ophthalmology. 1989 Aug; 96(8):1171-5.