
<procedure> Removal of the lens of the eye by an infusion-aspiration cutter; often done by puncture incision through the pars plana in the course of vitrectomy. ... Origin: Lens + G. Ektome, excision ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: lenz-ek′tŏ-mē Definitions: 1. Removal of the lens of the eye by an infusion-aspiration cutter; often done by puncture incision through the pars plana in the course of vitrectomy.
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lensectomy Removal of the lens of the eye by an infusion-aspiration (introduction of a fluid) cutter; often done by puncture incision through the pars plana (darkly pigmented posterior zone) during the procedure of vitrectomy.
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