Arcuate keratotomy is a surgical procedure
on the cornea
of the eye.
This is implied by the term "arcuate keratotomy" because
the part "kerato-" refers to the cornea, as
is also true of other terms in this section (listed on the left).
In the case of arcuate keratotomy, a curved incision
is made at the periphery (edge) of the cornea. This is often made in an
area of greatest curvature of the cornea in order to flatten that part
of the cornea to reduce astigmatism
(a defect of vision in which the image of an object is distorted because
not all rays of light from the object are focussed, e.g. horizontally/vertically).
This section includes short definitions of clinical and surgical procedures
concerning the eyes and human visual system. For definitions of other
terms in this category, choose from the list to the left. Other related
pages include the diagram
of the eye, and definitions
of parts of the eye, a description
of the human retina, and the section about disorders
of the eye and visual system. |
