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SMILE
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English
Small incision lenticule extraction
Noun
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en ophthalmology en small incision lenticule extraction: corrective eye surgery in which a femtosecond laser photodisrupts ("carves") a lenticule of tissue within the corneal stroma that is then extracted through a small arc-shaped incision in the side of the cornea.
Coordinate terms
en LASEK
en LASIK
en PRK
en SILK