Keratectasia
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Keratectasia is a noun meaning (medicine) An abnormal bulging of the cornea due to thinning and scarring.
Meaning
(medicine) An abnormal bulging of the cornea due to thinning and scarring.
Example Sentences
Increased negative keratometric diopters and oblate asphericity of the PCC are common after LASIK leading to mild keratectasia.
The minimum thickness of residual stroma to prevent ectasia should be 250 mm. However, some unknown factors can still be responsible for iatrogenic keratectasias.
A clinical diagnosis of keratectasia can be suspected when a patient develops unstable vision associated with irregular astigmatism. It usually occurs 6 to 18 months after LASIK surgery, but it may occur at any time.
We present a case of unilateral iatrogenic keratectasia developing 10 months after bilateral laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) involving enhancement surgery using a broad-beam excimer laser (Summit Apex) to treat 6.6 diopters (D) of myopia.
Word Forms
- keratectasias
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include keratoectasia, keratitis, keratoconus, keratopathy, keratoglobus, keratoepitheliopathy.
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