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The Eye -Q – Operative terms & A – Meaning
Question | Answer |
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Q – Operative terms & A – Meaning | |
blepharoplasty | surgical repair of an eyelid |
cataract extraction | excision of a cloudy lens from the eye |
cryoretinopexy | use of intense cold to seal a hole or tear in the retina; used to treat retinal detachment |
dacryocystectomy | excision of a lacrimal sac |
enucleation | excision of an eyeball |
iridectomy | excision of a portion of iris tissue |
iridotomy | incision into the iris (usually with a laser) to allow drainage of aqueous humor from the posterior to anterior chamber; used to treat a type of glaucoma |
keratoplasty | corneal transplantation; replacement of a diseased or scarred cornea with a healthy one from a matched donor |
laser surgery | use of a laser to make incisions or destroy tissues; used to create fluid passages or obliterate tumors, aneurysms, etc. |
laser-assisted in situ | a technique using the excimer laser to reshape the surface of the cornea to correct refractive error (e.g., myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism) (smileusis = carving) |
intraocular lens (IOL) implant | implantation of an artificial lens to replace a defective natural lens (e.g., after cataract extraction) |
phacoemulsification | use of ultrasound to shatter and break up a cataract, with aspiration and removal |
scleral buckling | surgery to treat retinal detachment by placing a band of silicone around the sclera to cinch it toward the middle of the eye and relieve pull on the retina; often combined with other techniques to seal retinal tears (e.g., cryoretinopexy) |
Q – Operative terms & A – Meaning | |
blepharoplasty | surgical repair of an eyelid |
cataract extraction | excision of a cloudy lens from the eye |
cryoretinopexy | use of intense cold to seal a hole or tear in the retina; used to treat retinal detachment |
dacryocystectomy | excision of a lacrimal sac |
enucleation | excision of an eyeball |
iridectomy | excision of a portion of iris tissue |
iridotomy | incision into the iris (usually with a laser) to allow drainage of aqueous humor from the posterior to anterior chamber; used to treat a type of glaucoma |
keratoplasty | corneal transplantation; replacement of a diseased or scarred cornea with a healthy one from a matched donor |
laser surgery | use of a laser to make incisions or destroy tissues; used to create fluid passages or obliterate tumors, aneurysms, etc. |
laser-assisted in situ | a technique using the excimer laser to reshape the surface of the cornea to correct refractive error (e.g., myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism) (smileusis = carving) |
intraocular lens (IOL) implant | implantation of an artificial lens to replace a defective natural lens (e.g., after cataract extraction) |
phacoemulsification | use of ultrasound to shatter and break up a cataract, with aspiration and removal |
scleral buckling | surgery to treat retinal detachment by placing a band of silicone around the sclera to cinch it toward the middle of the eye and relieve pull on the retina; often combined with other techniques to seal retinal tears (e.g., cryoretinopexy) |
Q – Operative terms & A – Meaning | |
blepharoplasty | surgical repair of an eyelid |
cataract extraction | excision of a cloudy lens from the eye |
cryoretinopexy | use of intense cold to seal a hole or tear in the retina; used to treat retinal detachment |
dacryocystectomy | excision of a lacrimal sac |
enucleation | excision of an eyeball |
iridectomy | excision of a portion of iris tissue |
iridotomy | incision into the iris (usually with a laser) to allow drainage of aqueous humor from the posterior to anterior chamber; used to treat a type of glaucoma |
keratoplasty | corneal transplantation; replacement of a diseased or scarred cornea with a healthy one from a matched donor |
laser surgery | use of a laser to make incisions or destroy tissues; used to create fluid passages or obliterate tumors, aneurysms, etc. |
laser-assisted in situ | a technique using the excimer laser to reshape the surface of the cornea to correct refractive error (e.g., myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism) (smileusis = carving) |
intraocular lens (IOL) implant | implantation of an artificial lens to replace a defective natural lens (e.g., after cataract extraction) |
phacoemulsification | use of ultrasound to shatter and break up a cataract, with aspiration and removal |
scleral buckling | surgery to treat retinal detachment by placing a band of silicone around the sclera to cinch it toward the middle of the eye and relieve pull on the retina; often combined with other techniques to seal retinal tears (e.g., cryoretinopexy) |