1) Eye surgery
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Trabeculectomy is a surgical procedure used in the treatment of glaucoma to relieve intraocular pressure by removing part of the eye`s trabecular meshwork and adjacent structures. It is the most common glaucoma surgery performed and allows drainage of aqueous humor from within the eye to underneath the conjunctiva where it is absorbed. This outpa....
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(from the article `aqueous humour`) ...outflow of fluid from the eye include trabeculoplasty, a type of laser surgery that increases the permeability of the trabecular meshwork, and ...
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<procedure> Any surgical procedure for treatment of glaucoma by means of puncture or reshaping of the trabecular meshwork. It includes goniotomy, trabeculotomy, and laser perforation. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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(trә-bek″u-lek´tә-me) creation of a fistula between the anterior chamber of the eye and the subconjunctival space by surgical removal of a portion of the trabecular meshwork, performed to facilitate drainage of the aqueous humor in glaucoma.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: tră-bek′yū-lek′tŏ-mē Definitions: 1. A filtering operation for glaucoma by creation of a fistula between the anterior chamber of the eye and the subconjunctival space, through a subscleral excision of a portion of the trabecular meshwork.
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