ORTHOKERATOLOGY


Meaning of ORTHOKERATOLOGY in English

/awr'thoh ker'euh tol"euh jee/ , n. Ophthalm.

a technique for correcting refractive errors in vision by changing the shape of the cornea with the temporary use of progressively flatter hard contact lenses.

[ 1970-75; ORTHO- + KERATO- + -LOGY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .