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Keratoma

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  keratomalacia ker·a·to·ma·la·ci·a (kěr’ə-tō-mə-lā’shē-ə, -shə) n. A condition, usually in children with vitamin A deficiency, characterized by softening and subsequent ulceration and perforation of the cornea.

• Keratome

  keratome ker·a·tome (kěr’ə-tōm’) n. Variant of keratotome.

• Keratometer

  [ker-uh-tom-i-ter] /ˌkɛr əˈtɒm ɪ tər/ noun, Ophthalmology. 1. an instrument for measuring the curvature of the cornea. keratometer ker·a·tom·e·ter (kěr’ə-tŏm’ĭ-tər) n. An instrument for measuring the curvature of the anterior surface of the cornea. Also called ophthalmometer. ker’a·tom’e·try adj.

• Keratomileusis

  keratomileusis ker·a·to·mi·leu·sis (kěr’ə-tō-mə-lōō’sĭs) n. A procedure for the correction of the refraction of the cornea by removing a deep corneal lamella, freezing it, forming it to a new curvature, and then replacing it.

• Keratopachyderma

  keratopachyderma ker·a·to·pach·y·der·ma (kěr’ə-tō-pāk’ĭ-dûr’mə) n. A syndrome of congenital deafness characterized by the formation of bandlike constrictions of the fingers and hyperkeratosis of the skin of the palms, soles, elbows, and knees appearing in childhood.

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