surgical manipulation corneal de-epithelialization 2024-06-27T14:03:53Z PMID:23595375 This is any condition in which the main influencing factor is corneal de-epithelialization, an experimental removal of the corneal epithelium of the eye for the purpose of studying the healing process related to clinical procedures like photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) and laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK). The experimental corneal de-epithelialization may be achieved by mechanical means, or a combination of chemical and mechanical means. XCO:0001424 cornea de-epithelialization experimental_condition_ontology slaulederkind