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Related to iridectomy: peripheral iridectomy, trabeculoplasty

iridectomy

[‚ir·ə′dek·tə·mē]
(medicine)
Surgical removal of part of the iris.
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Iridectomy is sometimes performed to emove tumours d improve then of children who have small central congenital cataracts.
What's this procedure? IRIDECTOMY
(2) However, these patients were treated by iridectomy and / or enucleation, and all were free of disease at follow-up time between 3 and 5 years.
Epstein-Barr virus-associated smooth muscle tumor of the iris in a patient with transplant: a case report and review of the literature
In cases where the iris is very atrophic, it is advisable not to suture the iridectomy as any attempts to hold or pull a friable iris result in it being torn further.
Intra and post operative complications and visual outcomes following cataract surgery in leprosy patients
After control of IOP, manual small incision cataract surgery with PCIOL implantation with or without iridectomy was done under local (peribulbar) anaesthesia.
A PROSPECTIVE STUDY ON VISUAL OUTCOME, IOP CONTROL AND COMPLICATIONS IN PATIENTS WITH LENS-INDUCED GLAUCOMA FOLLOWING MANUAL SICS IN A TERTIARY HEALTH CENTRE
The 8-year observation on PG eyes has demonstrated that TM pigmentation attenuated with time after the reverse pupillary block had been broken down after iridectomy, which prevented more pigment to disperse after the surgery.
Long-term Efficacy of Trabeculectomy on Chinese Patients with Pigmentary Glaucoma: A Prospective Case Series Observational Study
Inferior peripheral iridectomy in patients receiving silicone oil.
OCULAR COMPLICATIONS OF SILICONE OIL
The aboral end of each animal, containing the statocyst region, was then cut off with dissecting scissors, trimmed with iridectomy scissors, and placed--aboral pole up--on a slide for aboral views of the statolith.
Formation of the statolith in the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi
on y The most common type of iridectomy is usually done to treat acute glaucoma, where the pressure in the eyeball is too high.
What's this procedure? IRIDECTOMY
Corneal nerves are transected during a variety of corneal and anterior-segment surgical procedures, including refractive surgery, perilimbal incisions performed for cataract surgery, iridectomy and trabeculectomy, and penetrating keratoplasty.
Corneal sensitivity in keratoconus: a review of the literature
Similarly laser iridotomy and peripheral iridectomy are also not necessary.
Topiramate induced sudden loss of vision
Procedure (eg, peripheral iridectomy, iridocyclectomy, sclerouveectomy) d.
Protocol for the Examination of Specimens From Patients With Uveal Melanoma
Spaeth, "The effects of peripheral iridectomy on pigmentary glaucoma," Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia, vol.
Molecular Genetics of Pigment Dispersion Syndrome and Pigmentary Glaucoma: New Insights into Mechanisms

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