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Ablate
(photoablate)
 
IN BRIEF

Vaporise corneal tissue using an excimer laser.

 
DISCUSSION

In laser surgeries, first the corneal stroma is exposed and then the laser fires at it to ablate tissue. The action of the laser basically forces the molecules to detach from each other.

 
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