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What is the medical term meaning surgical removal of a portion of the iris?
Enucleation is surgical removal of the eye. This only happens when there's no other choice.
What are the alternatives to a laser capsulotomy?
The alternative to laser capsulotomy is surgical capsulotomy
What is the medical term meaning surgical removal of all or part of the iris?
iridectomy
What alternatives exist to iridectomy?
Alternatives to a conventional iridectomy for the treatment of closed-angle glaucoma include repeated laser iridotomies or the long-term use of such medications as pilocarpine. Another surgical alternative, which is.
What is an iridectomy?
An iridectomy is a procedure in eye surgery in which the surgeon removes a small, full-thickness piece of the iris, which is the colored circular membrane behind the cornea of the eye. An iridectomy is also known as a corectomy.
How is a laser iridectomy done?
To perform a laser iridotomy, the ophthalmologist uses a laser, usually an argon or an Nd:YAG laser, to burn a small hole into the iris to relieve fluid pressure behind the iris. If the procedure is an iridectomy, the laser is used to remove.
How do you treat closed-angle glaucoma?
iridectomy
What characteristics does a successful iridectomy have?
Normal results for a laser-assisted or conventional iridectomy are long-term lowering of IOP and/or complete removal of a melanoma on the iris.
How should patients be prepared for an iridectomy?
Patients scheduled for a laser iridotomy or iridectomy are not required to fast or make other special preparations before the procedure. They may, however, be given a sedative to help them relax.
What does one do with surgical scissors?
Drs do surgery with surgical scissors but there are many things that can be done such as cutting surgical tape or fixing the stitches on a wound by cutting them to remove them
Can you do belly piercing with a surgical steel?
It's done with 316 LVM
What kind of surgical work has Emily osment had done?
Non official.
