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Ophthalmic
Term | Definition |
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Dacryocystorhinostomy | Creation of permanent opening in the tear duct for the drainage of tears |
Muscle Resection | Surgical shortening of eye muscles to pull the globe into the correct position |
Muscle Recession | Surgery in which the eye muscle is moved back to release the globe |
Rhegamatogenous Detachment | Retinal detachment from pigment epithelial layer fixed by scleral buckling |
Trabeculectomy | Performed to create a channel from which the aqueous humor may drain from the anterior chamber to treat glaucoma |
Enucleation | Complete removal off the eyeball |
Evisceration | Contents of eyeball are removed but outer shell of the sclera and muscle attachments are left intact |
Entropion | Abnormal inversion of lower eyelid |
Ectropion | Drooping of lower eyelid |
Iridectomy | Removal of a section of iris tissue to reestablish communication between anterior and posterior chambers |
Strabismus Correction | Recession - Vertical Resection - Lateral |
Exotropia | Wall eyes |
Amblyopic | Lazy eyes |
Esotropia | Crossed eyes |
Keratoplasty | Replacing cloudy or damaged tissue with healthy donor tissue through corneal transplant |
Anesthesia for Ophthalmic Surgery | Regional, topical, local or peribulbar nerve block General for pediatric patients |