Look up: Vitrectomy

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   vitrectomy
   surgery to restore sight in which the surgeon removes the cloudy vitreous humor in the eye and replaces it with a salt solution.
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   Vitrectomy
   Vitrectomy: Removal of the gel (called the vitreous) from within the eyeball. This may be done because it has blood and scar tissue in it that blocks sight. An eye surgeon then replaces the clouded gel with a clear fluid.
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   vitrectomy
   <procedure> Removal of the whole or part of the vitreous body in treating endophthalmitis, diabetic retinopathy, retinal detachment, intraocular foreign bodies, and some types of glaucoma. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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   Vitrectomy
   `Vitrectomy` is a surgery to remove some or all of the vitreous humor from the eye. `Anterior vitrectomy` entails removing small portions of the vitreous from the front structures of the eye - often because these are tangled in an intraocular lens or other structures. `Pars plana vitrectomy` is a general term for a group of operations accomplished in the deeper part of the eye, all of which involve removing some or all of the vitreous - the eye's...
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   vitrectomy
   (vĭ-trek´tә-me) surgical removal of a diseased vitreous body, such as in a person with diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, or certain other eye conditions.
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   vitrectomy
   vitrectomy 1. Removal of the gel (called the vitreous) from within the eyeball. This may be done because it has blood and scar tissue in it that blocks sight. An eye surgeon then replaces the clouded gel with a clear fluid. 2. The microsurgical procedure of removing the vitreous humor and replacing it with saline solution; performed to improve vision that ...
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