NOUN: "a surgical operation to reshape the cornea for correction of myopia, farsightedness, or astigmatism" Crossword Clue

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NOUN: "a surgical operation to reshape the cornea for correction of myopia, farsightedness, or astigmatism" Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a refractive surgery procedure that reshapes the cornea

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

FARSIGHTEDNESS (noun)
1. a reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45
2. seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing
ASTIGMATISM (noun)
1. (optics) defect in an optical system in which light rays from a single point fail to converge in a single focal point
2. (ophthalmology) impaired eyesight resulting usually from irregular conformation of the cornea; common in nearsighted people

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