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Definition of Iridotomy
1. Noun. A surgical procedure that makes an incision in the iris of the eye in order to enlarge the pupil or to treat closed-angle glaucoma.
Definition of Iridotomy
1. Noun. (surgery) The removal of part of the iris. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Iridotomy
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Iridotomy
Literary usage of Iridotomy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Diseases of the eye by George Edmund De Schweinitz (1916)
"Ziegler's v-shaped iridotomy. Knife-needle entered through cornea. V-shaped
iridotomy (Ziegler's Operation).—The instruments required are a speculum, ..."
2. Diseases of the Eye: A Practical Treatise for Students of Ophthalmology by George Andreas Berry (1893)
"The iridotomy scissors are often made too long in the blades. ... iridotomy scissors.
that it is advisable not to make the section too small, ..."
3. The Student's guide to diseases of the eye by Edward Nettleship, William Thomas (1883)
"Mr. Carter cuts out a V-shaped bit of iris by introducing a pair of blunt-ended
iridotomy scissors through the corneal incision, opening the blades, ..."
4. A Practical Treatise on Ophthalmology by Lawrance Webster Fox (1920)
"IRIS iridotomy * consists in simply dividing the iris at a certain plane, ...
ZIEGLER'S V-SHAPED iridotomy.—As described by the author himself, ..."
5. Transactions of the American Ophthalmological Society Annual Meeting by American Ophthalmological Society (1909)
"THE CHOICE OF OPERATION FOR iridotomy. ... and the recently published operation
of Ziegler—the V-shaped iridotomy with a knife- needle. ..."
6. Diseases of the eye by George Edmund De Schweinitz (1916)
"Ziegler's v-shaped iridotomy. Knife-needle entered through cornea. V-shaped
iridotomy (Ziegler's Operation).—The instruments required are a speculum, ..."
7. Diseases of the Eye: A Practical Treatise for Students of Ophthalmology by George Andreas Berry (1893)
"The iridotomy scissors are often made too long in the blades. ... iridotomy scissors.
that it is advisable not to make the section too small, ..."
8. The Student's guide to diseases of the eye by Edward Nettleship, William Thomas (1883)
"Mr. Carter cuts out a V-shaped bit of iris by introducing a pair of blunt-ended
iridotomy scissors through the corneal incision, opening the blades, ..."
9. A Practical Treatise on Ophthalmology by Lawrance Webster Fox (1920)
"IRIS iridotomy * consists in simply dividing the iris at a certain plane, ...
ZIEGLER'S V-SHAPED iridotomy.—As described by the author himself, ..."
10. Transactions of the American Ophthalmological Society Annual Meeting by American Ophthalmological Society (1909)
"THE CHOICE OF OPERATION FOR iridotomy. ... and the recently published operation
of Ziegler—the V-shaped iridotomy with a knife- needle. ..."
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