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Descriptor
English
:
Orthokeratologic Procedures
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Procedimientos de Ortoqueratología
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Procedimentos Ortoceratológicos
Tree Number:
E02.706
Definition
English
:
An alternative to
REFRACTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES
. A therapeutic procedure for correcting
REFRACTIVE ERRORS
. It involves wearing
CONTACT LENSES
designed to force corrective changes to the curvature of the
CORNEA
that remain after the
lenses
are removed. The effect is temporary but is maintained by wearing the therapeutic
lenses
daily, usually during
sleep.
See Related
English
:
Refractive Surgical Procedures
History Note
English
:
2008
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
adverse effects
classification
contraindications
economics
ethics
history
instrumentation
mortality
methods
nursing
psychology
statistics & numerical data
standards
trends
utilization
veterinary
Record Number:
52862
Unique Identifier:
D054158
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