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Definition of Sclerotomy
1. Noun. Surgical incision of the sclerotic coat of the eye.
Definition of Sclerotomy
1. Noun. (surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision in the sclera. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Sclerotomy
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Sclerotomy
Literary usage of Sclerotomy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Text-book of Ophthalmology by Ernst Fuchs (1911)
"D.¡ sclerotomy, on account of the peripheral position of the wound, ... sclerotomy is
performed in glaucoma, but its results are not as certain, and, ..."
2. Text-book of Ophthalmology by Ernst Fuchs, Alexander Duane (1899)
"sclerotomy, on account of the peripheral position of the wound, is very prone to
be attended ... sclerotomy, accordingly, is performed by most operators, ..."
3. The Retrospect of Medicine by William Braithwaite (1880)
"In short, sclerotomy, except for a slight transitory change in the refraction,
leaves the operated eye absolutely intact, with but a short period of ..."
4. A Treatise on the Diseases of the Eye by John Soelberg Wells, Charles Stedman Bull (1880)
"В.] More recently the incision of the sclerotic (sclerotomy) has been brought
forward ... [For a full and complete history of the operation of sclerotomy, ..."
5. Diseases of the eye: A Handbook of Ophthalmic Practice for Students and by George Edmund De Schweinitz (1913)
"sclerotomy {Anterior sclerotomy').—This is an operation first performed by
Quaglino, and improved and advocated by de Wecker, which is practised for the ..."
6. Diseases of the Eye by Lawrance Webster Fox (1904)
"sclerotomy is indicated when for any reason iridectomy is impossible or when a
... A combination of sclerotomy and iridectomy is sometimes necessary. ..."
7. The student's guide to diseases of the eye by Edward Nettleship (1887)
"sclerotomy is difficult to perform well, it is not free from risk, and on the
whole has not answered early expectations; it is, however, valuable as a ..."
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