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Title: What procedure removes scar tissue from the cornea with an excimer laser?
Post by: hiba4ever on Feb 10, 2018
What procedure removes scar tissue from the cornea with an excimer laser?
 
  a. Refractive keratoplasty
  b. Phototherapeutic keratoplasty
  c. Radial keratotomy
  d. Keratophakia


Title: What procedure removes scar tissue from the cornea with an excimer laser?
Post by: Slim1928 on Feb 10, 2018
ANS: B
In phototherapeutic keratoplasty (PTK), scar tissue is removed from the cornea with an excimer laser. PTK restores vision that has been blocked by scars from infection, injury, or an inherited condition.