1. A similar technique is used in astigmatic keratotomy to treat astigmatism. 2. Years before, he'd had radial keratotomy surgery to correct his vision. 3. In radial keratotomy , tiny incisions are made in the cornea to correct nearsightedness. 4. An older technique, radial keratotomy , required making slits deep into the cornea. 5. People are usually quite happy with the outcomes, unlike older surgeries like radial keratotomy . 6. Apoptosis is observed after eye operations, including keratotomy and laser surgery, < ! -- 7. It grew out of an older coverage for a relatively rare eye procedure known as radial keratotomy . 8. In 1939, Sato became the first physician to report the use of radial keratotomy for myopia. 9. In a procedure called astigmatic keratotomy , incisions are made in a curved pattern to reshape the cornea. 10. Surgery to treat nearsightedness started to gain popularity in the 1970s with a procedure known as radial keratotomy .