[eye] A synechia is an eye condition where the iris adheres to either the cornea (i.e. anterior synechia) or lens (i.e. posterior synechia). Synechiae can be caused by ocular trauma, iritis or iridocyclitis and may lead to certain types of glaucoma. It is sometimes visible on careful examination but usually more easily through an ophthalmos... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synechia_(eye)
Syn·e'chi·a noun [ New Latin , from Greek ..., from ... to hold together; sy`n with + ... to hold.] (Medicine) A disease of the eye, in which the iris adheres to the cornea or to the capsule of the crystalline lens. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/266
noun adhesions between the iris and the lens or cornea resulting from trauma or eye surgery of as a complication of glaucoma or cataract; can lead to blindness Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974