Excision of the outer corneal layers (lamellae) with a computer controlled keratome (knife), usually as a part of a refractive keratoplasty procedure.

An incisional refractive surgery technique for low to moderate myopia (nearsighted, shortsighted vision). In the procedure, the refractive surgeon places an instrument called an automated microkeratome on the eye which removes, in a shaving motion, a thin layer of cornea only microns thick. An even thinner layer of cornea underneath this top cap is [..]