title: Refractive surgery: radial keratotomy.
abstract: Refractive surgery is here to stay and the technique of choice is radial keratotomy. Some authorities agree that the procedure appears safe and reduces myopia in virtually all cases, however the long-term effects are still to be observed. Another drawback is the inability to predict results in individual cases.
mesh_terms: D001251:Astigmatism / Q000601:surgery; D003315:Cornea / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008488:Medical Illustration; D009216:Myopia / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012029:Refraction, Ocular; D012030:Refractive Errors / Q000503:physiopathology; D054140:Refractive Surgical Procedures