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MeSH Heading: Refractive Surgical Procedures
Tree Number(s): E04.540.825
Unique ID: D054140
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D054140
Annotation: general; prefer specific procedures
Scope Note: Surgical procedures employed to correct REFRACTIVE ERRORS such as MYOPIA; HYPEROPIA; or ASTIGMATISM. These may involve altering the curvature of the CORNEA; removal or replacement of the CRYSTALLINE LENS; or modification of the SCLERA to change the axial length of the eye.
Entry Term(s): Keratorefractive Surgical Procedures; Refractive Surgery
Previous Indexing: Refractive Errors/surgery or specifics (1981-2007)
See Also: Orthokeratologic Procedures
Public MeSH Note: 2008
History Note: 2008
Date Established: 2008/01/01
Date of Entry: 2007/07/09
Revision Date: 1955/01/01

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Refractive Surgical Procedures MeSH Descriptor Data 2025