cryolathe

cryolathe
/kruy"euh laydh'/, n., v., cryolathed, cryolathing. Ophthalm.
n.
1. an instrument for reshaping the cornea to correct severe nearsightedness or farsightedness: the cornea is removed from the eye, rapidly frozen, reshaped, and reinserted.
v.i.
2. to reshape the cornea with the aid of this instrument.
[CRYO- + LATHE]

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