Medical term:
iridectomies
iridectomy
[ir″ĭ-dek´to-me]excision of a full-thickness piece of the iris.
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ir·i·dec·to·my
(ir'i-dek'tŏ-mē),1. Excision of a portion of the iris.
2. The hole in the iris produced by a surgical iridectomy.
[irido- + G. ektomē, excision]
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iridectomy
(ĭr′ĭ-dĕk′tə-mē, ī′rĭ-)n. pl. iridecto·mies
Surgical removal of part of the iris of the eye.
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iridectomy
Eye surgery Partial excision of the iris, see there.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
ir·i·dec·to·my
(ir'i-dek'tŏ-mē)1. Excision of a portion of the iris.
2. The hole in the iris produced by a surgical iridectomy.
[irido- + G. ektomē, excision]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
iridectomy
Surgical removal of part or all of the IRIS of the eye, for the treatment of an iris tumour or to allow free circulation of the AQUEOUS HUMOUR. The term ‘peripheral iridectomy’ is used to refer to the production of a small hole in the iris near the root, but this should more properly be called an iridotomy. Iridotomy is usually performed, as an outpatient procedure, with a laser.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
iridectomy
The surgical removal of part of the iris. The main reasons for iridectomy are to reduce the intraocular pressure, to enlarge an abnormally small pupil, to excise an iris tumour and, in cataract extraction, to prevent possible blockage of the angle of the anterior chamber. Nowadays, laser iridotomy is preferred in the treatment of angle-closure glaucoma because the incision obtained by this technique can be carried out as an outpatient procedure with only topical anaesthesia, although the cornea must not be hazy (Fig. I16). See iridotomy.
Fig. I16 Large sector iridectomy, which has been performed to excise an iris melanoma
Millodot: Dictionary of Optometry and Visual Science, 7th edition. © 2009 Butterworth-Heinemann
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