Eye surgery, the Glossary

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1. 92 relations: Accessory visual structures, Anesthesia, Anesthesiology, Antiseptic, Aqueous humour, Automated lamellar keratoplasty, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Blepharoplasty, Botulinum toxin, Canthotomy, Canthus, Cataract, Cauterization, Clinic, Conductive keratoplasty, Cornea, Corneal button, Corneal tattooing, Corneal transplantation, Dacryocystorhinostomy, Dermabrasion, Diabetic retinopathy, Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, East Asian blepharoplasty, Ectropion, Entropion, Enucleation of the eye, Epicanthoplasty, Epikeratophakia, Epiphora (medicine), Evisceration (ophthalmology), Extraocular muscles, Eyelid, Forehead lift, General anaesthesia, Glaucoma, Hospital, Human eye, Ignipuncture, Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, Intraocular lens, Intraocular pressure, Intrastromal corneal ring segment, Iridectomy, Iridodialysis, Keratomileusis, Keratoprosthesis, Lacrimal canaliculi, Lacrimal punctum, ... Expand index (42 more) »

2. Surgical specialties

Accessory visual structures

The accessory visual structures (or adnexa of eye, ocular adnexa, etc.) are the protecting and supporting structures (adnexa) of the eye, including the eyebrow, eyelids, and lacrimal apparatus.

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Anesthesia

Anesthesia or anaesthesia is a state of controlled, temporary loss of sensation or awareness that is induced for medical or veterinary purposes.

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Anesthesiology

Anesthesiology or anaesthesiology is the medical specialty concerned with the total perioperative care of patients before, during and after surgery.

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Antiseptic

An antiseptic (lit and label) is an antimicrobial substance or compound that is applied to living tissue to reduce the possibility of sepsis, infection or putrefaction.

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Aqueous humour

The aqueous humour is a transparent water-like fluid similar to blood plasma, but containing low protein concentrations.

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Automated lamellar keratoplasty

Automated lamellar keratoplasty (ALK), also known as keratomileusis in situ, is a non-laser lamellar refractive procedure used to correct high degree refractive errors.

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Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery

A Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae; MBBS, also abbreviated as BM BS, MB ChB, MB BCh, or MB BChir) is a medical degree granted by medical schools or universities in countries that adhere to the United Kingdom's higher education tradition.

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Blepharoplasty

Blepharoplasty (Greek: blepharon, "eyelid" + plassein "to form") is the plastic surgery operation for correcting defects, deformities, and disfigurations of the eyelids; and for aesthetically modifying the eye region of the face.

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Botulinum toxin

Botulinum toxin, or botulinum neurotoxin (commonly called botox), is a highly potent neurotoxic protein produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum and related species.

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Canthotomy

Canthotomy (also called lateral canthotomy and canthotomy with cantholysis) is a surgical procedure where the lateral canthus, or corner, of the eye is cut to relieve the fluid pressure inside or behind the eye, known as intraocular pressure (IOC).

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Canthus

The canthus (canthi, palpebral commissures) is either corner of the eye where the upper and lower eyelids meet.

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Cataract

A cataract is a cloudy area in the lens of the eye that leads to a decrease in vision of the eye. Eye surgery and cataract are ophthalmology.

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Cauterization

Cauterization (or cauterisation, or cautery) is a medical practice or technique of burning a part of a body to remove or close off a part of it.

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Clinic

A clinic (or outpatient clinic or ambulatory care clinic) is a health facility that is primarily focused on the care of outpatients.

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Conductive keratoplasty

Conductive keratoplasty (CK) is a type of refractive surgery that uses radio waves to adjust the contour of the cornea by shrinking the corneal collagen around it.

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Cornea

The cornea is the transparent front part of the eye that covers the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber.

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Corneal button

A corneal button is a replacement cornea to be transplanted in the place of a damaged, diseased or opacified cornea, normally approximately 8.5–9.0mm in diameter.

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Corneal tattooing

Corneal tattooing (or keratopigmentation) is the practice of tattooing the cornea of the human eye.

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Corneal transplantation

Corneal transplantation, also known as corneal grafting, is a surgical procedure where a damaged or diseased cornea is replaced by donated corneal tissue (the graft).

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Dacryocystorhinostomy

Dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) is a surgical procedure to restore the flow of tears into the nose from the lacrimal sac when the nasolacrimal duct does not function.

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Dermabrasion

Dermabrasion is a type of surgical skin planing, generally with the goal of removing acne, scarring and other skin or tissue irregularities, typically performed in a professional medical setting by a dermatologist or plastic surgeon trained specifically in this procedure.

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Diabetic retinopathy

Diabetic retinopathy (also known as diabetic eye disease), is a medical condition in which damage occurs to the retina due to diabetes.

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Doctor of Medicine

Doctor of Medicine (abbreviated M.D., from the Latin Medicinae Doctor) is a medical degree, the meaning of which varies between different jurisdictions.

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Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO or D.O., or in Australia DO USA) is a medical degree conferred by the 38 osteopathic medical schools in the United States.

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East Asian blepharoplasty

East Asian blepharoplasty, more commonly known as double eyelid surgery, is a cosmetic procedure that reshapes the skin around the eye to create a crease in an upper eyelid that naturally lacks one.

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Ectropion

Ectropion is a medical condition in which the lower eyelid turns outwards.

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Entropion

Entropion is a medical condition in which the eyelid (usually the lower lid) folds inward.

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Enucleation of the eye

Enucleation is the removal of the eye that leaves the eye muscles and remaining orbital contents intact.

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Epicanthoplasty

Epicanthoplasty is a rare eye surgery to modify the epicanthal folds.

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Epikeratophakia

Epikeratophakia (also known as epikeratoplasty and onlay lamellar keratoplasty) is a refractive surgical procedure in which a lamella of a donor cornea is transplanted onto the anterior surface of the patient's cornea.

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Epiphora (medicine)

Epiphora is an overflow of tears onto the face, other than caused by normal crying.

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Evisceration (ophthalmology)

An evisceration is the removal of the eye's contents, leaving the scleral shell and extraocular muscles intact.

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The extraocular muscles, or extrinsic ocular muscles, are the seven extrinsic muscles of the eye in humans and other animals.

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Eyelid

An eyelid is a thin fold of skin that covers and protects an eye. Eye surgery and eyelid are ophthalmology.

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Forehead lift

A forehead lift, also known as a browlift or browplasty, is a cosmetic surgery procedure used to elevate a drooping eyebrow that may obstruct vision and/or to remove the deep "worry" lines that run across the forehead.

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General anaesthesia

General anaesthesia (UK) or general anesthesia (US) is a method of medically inducing loss of consciousness that renders a patient unarousable even with painful stimuli.

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Glaucoma

Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that lead to damage of the optic nerve, which transmits visual information from the eye to the brain.

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Hospital

A hospital is a healthcare institution providing patient treatment with specialized health science and auxiliary healthcare staff and medical equipment.

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Human eye

The human eye is an organ of the sensory nervous system that reacts to visible light and allows the use of visual information for various purposes including seeing things, keeping balance, and maintaining circadian rhythm. Eye surgery and human eye are ophthalmology.

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Ignipuncture

Ignipuncture (Latin: Ignis (fire) + puncture) is the procedure of closing a retinal separation by transfixation of the break via cauterization.

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Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

The Indian Journal of Ophthalmology is a peer-reviewed open-access medical journal published on behalf of the All India Ophthalmological Society.

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Intraocular lens

An Intraocular lens (IOL) is a lens implanted in the eye usually as part of a treatment for cataracts or for correcting other vision problems such as short sightedness and long sightedness; a form of refractive surgery. Eye surgery and Intraocular lens are ophthalmology.

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Intraocular pressure

Intraocular pressure (IOP) is the fluid pressure inside the eye. Eye surgery and Intraocular pressure are ophthalmology.

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Intrastromal corneal ring segment

An intrastromal corneal ring segment (ICRS) (also known as intrastromal corneal ring, corneal implant or corneal insert) is a small device surgically implanted in the cornea of the eye to correct vision.

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Iridectomy

An iridectomy, also known as a surgical iridectomy or corectomy, is the surgical removal of part of the iris.

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Iridodialysis

Iridodialysis is a localized separation or tearing away of the iris from its attachment to the ciliary body.

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Keratomileusis

Keratomileusis, from Greek κέρας (kéras: horn) and σμίλευσις (smíleusis: carving), or corneal reshaping, is the improvement of the refractive state of the cornea by surgically reshaping it.

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Keratoprosthesis

Keratoprosthesis is a surgical procedure where a diseased cornea is replaced with an artificial cornea. Eye surgery and Keratoprosthesis are ophthalmology.

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Lacrimal canaliculi

The lacrimal canaliculi (canaliculus) are the small channels in each eyelid that drain lacrimal fluid, from the lacrimal puncta to the lacrimal sac.

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Lacrimal punctum

The lacrimal punctum (puncta) or lacrimal point is a minute opening on the summits of the lacrimal papillae, seen on the margins of the eyelids at the lateral extremity of the lacrimal lake.

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Lacrimal sac

The lacrimal sac or lachrymal sac is the upper dilated end of the nasolacrimal duct, and is lodged in a deep groove formed by the lacrimal bone and frontal process of the maxilla. Eye surgery and lacrimal sac are ophthalmology.

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Laser coagulation

Laser coagulation or laser photocoagulation surgery is used to treat a number of eye diseases and has become widely used in recent decades.

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Laser thermal keratoplasty

Laser thermal keratoplasty is a non-contact laser refractive surgery to the cornea of the eye.

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LASIK

LASIK or Lasik (laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis), commonly referred to as laser eye surgery or laser vision correction, is a type of refractive surgery for the correction of myopia, hyperopia, and an actual cure for astigmatism, since it is in the cornea.

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Lens (vertebrate anatomy)

The lens, or crystalline lens, is a transparent biconvex structure in most land vertebrate eyes.

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Lidocaine

Lidocaine, also known as lignocaine and sold under the brand name Xylocaine among others, is a local anesthetic of the amino amide type.

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Limbal relaxing incisions

Limbal relaxing incisions (LRI) are a refractive surgical procedure to correct minor astigmatism in the eye.

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Liposuction

Liposuction, or simply lipo, is a type of fat-removal procedure used in plastic surgery.

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Local anesthesia

Local anesthesia is any technique to induce the absence of sensation in a specific part of the body, generally for the aim of inducing local analgesia, i.e. local insensitivity to pain, although other local senses may be affected as well.

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Medical specialty

A medical specialty is a branch of medical practice that is focused on a defined group of patients, diseases, skills, or philosophy.

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Medicine

Medicine is the science and practice of caring for patients, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health.

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Middle Ages

In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.

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Nurse anesthetist

A nurse anesthetist is an advanced practice nurse who administers anesthesia for surgery or other medical procedures.

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Ocular prosthesis

An ocular prosthesis, artificial eye or glass eye is a type of craniofacial prosthesis that replaces an absent natural eye following an enucleation, evisceration, or orbital exenteration. Eye surgery and ocular prosthesis are ophthalmology.

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Ophthalmology

Ophthalmology is a clinical and surgical specialty within medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of eye disorders. Eye surgery and Ophthalmology are surgical specialties.

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Optic nerve

In neuroanatomy, the optic nerve, also known as the second cranial nerve, cranial nerve II, or simply CN II, is a paired cranial nerve that transmits visual information from the retina to the brain. Eye surgery and optic nerve are ophthalmology.

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Optical power

In optics, optical power (also referred to as dioptric power, refractive power, focusing power, or convergence power) is the degree to which a lens, mirror, or other optical system converges or diverges light.

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Osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis

Osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis (OOKP), also known as "tooth in eye" surgery, is a medical procedure to restore vision in the most severe cases of corneal and ocular surface patients. Eye surgery and Osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis are ophthalmology.

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Palpebral fissure

The palpebral fissure is the elliptic space between the medial and lateral canthi of the two open eyelids.

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Photorefractive keratectomy

Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) and laser-assisted sub-epithelial keratectomy (or laser epithelial keratomileusis) (LASEK) are laser eye surgery procedures intended to correct a person's vision, reducing dependency on glasses or contact lenses.

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Phototherapeutic keratectomy

Phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK) is a type of eye surgery that uses a laser to treat various ocular disorders by removing tissue from the cornea.

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Plastic surgery

Plastic surgery is a surgical specialty involving the restoration, reconstruction, or alteration of the human body. Eye surgery and Plastic surgery are surgical specialties.

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Povidone-iodine

Povidone-iodine (PVP-I), also known as iodopovidone, is an antiseptic used for skin disinfection before and after surgery.

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Pterygium

A pterygium (pterygia or pterygiums) is any wing-like triangular membrane occurring in the neck, eyes, knees, elbows, ankles or digits.

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Ptosis (eyelid)

Ptosis, also known as blepharoptosis, is a drooping or falling of the upper eyelid.

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Radial keratotomy

Radial keratotomy (RK) is a refractive surgical procedure to correct myopia (nearsightedness). It was developed in 1974 by Svyatoslav Fyodorov, a Russian ophthalmologist. It has been largely supplanted by newer, more accurate operations, such as photorefractive keratectomy, LASIK, Epi-LASIK and the phakic intraocular lens.

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Refractive surgery

Refractive surgery is an optional eye surgery used to improve the refractive state of the eye and decrease or eliminate dependency on glasses or contact lenses.

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Retina

The retina (or retinas) is the innermost, light-sensitive layer of tissue of the eye of most vertebrates and some molluscs.

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Retinal detachment

Retinal detachment is a disorder of the eye in which the retina peels away from its underlying layer of support tissue. Eye surgery and retinal detachment are ophthalmology.

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Rhytidectomy

A facelift, technically known as a rhytidectomy (from the Ancient Greek ῥυτίς 'wrinkle', and ἐκτομή 'excision', the surgical removal of wrinkles), is a type of cosmetic surgery procedure intended to give a more youthful facial appearance.

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Scleral buckle

A scleral buckle is one of several ophthalmologic procedures that can be used to repair a retinal detachment.

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Scleral reinforcement surgery

Scleral reinforcement is a surgical procedure used to reduce or stop further macular damage caused by high myopia, which can be degenerative.

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Sinus (anatomy)

A sinus is a sac or cavity in any organ or tissue, or an abnormal cavity or passage.

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ReLEx Small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE), second generation of ReLEx Femtosecond lenticule extraction (FLEx), is a form of laser based refractive eye surgery developed by Carl Zeiss Meditec used to correct myopia, and cure astigmatism.

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Strabismus

Strabismus is a vision disorder in which the eyes do not properly align with each other when looking at an object.

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Surgery

Surgery is a medical specialty that uses manual and instrumental techniques to diagnose or treat pathological conditions (e.g., trauma, disease, injury, malignancy), to alter bodily functions (i.e., malabsorption created by bariatric surgery such as gastric bypass), to reconstruct or improve aesthetics and appearance (cosmetic surgery), or to remove unwanted tissues (body fat, glands, scars or skin tags) or foreign bodies.

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Synechia (eye)

Ocular synechia is an eye condition where the iris adheres to either the cornea (i.e. anterior synechia) or lens (i.e. posterior synechia).

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Tarsorrhaphy

Tarsorrhaphy is a surgical procedure in which the eyelids are partially sewn together to narrow the eyelid opening.

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Topical anesthetic

A topical anesthetic is a local anesthetic that is used to numb the surface of a body part.

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Trabeculectomy

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.

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Visual impairment

Visual or vision impairment (VI or VIP) is the partial or total inability of visual perception.

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Vitrectomy

Vitrectomy is a surgery to remove some or all of the vitreous humor from the eye.

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See also

Surgical specialties

• Abdominal surgery
• Bariatric surgery
• Bariatrics
• Cardiac surgery
• Cardiothoracic surgery
• Colorectal surgery
• Cosmetic surgery
• Craniofacial surgery
• Dermatologic surgery
• Digestive system surgery
• Eye surgery
• General surgery
• Gynecological surgery
• Lung surgery
• Neurosurgery
• Obstetric surgery
• Oculoplasty
• Ophthalmology
• Oral and maxillofacial surgery
• Orthognathic surgery
• Orthopedic surgery
• Orthopedics
• Otorhinolaryngology
• Pediatric surgery
• Plastic surgery
• Prophylactic surgery
• Railway surgery
• Surgical oncology
• Thoracic surgery
• Trauma surgery
• Traumatology
• Urogynecology
• Urology
• Vascular surgery
• Veterinary surgery

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye_surgery

Also known as Canaloplasty, Exenteration, Eye surgeon, Eye-surgery, Intraocular surgery, Laser eye surgery, Lazer eye surgery, Ocular surgery, Ophthalmic Surgery, Ophthalmologic surgical procedures, Opthalmic surgery, Refractive Eye Surgery, Retina surgery, Retinal Surgery, Vision surgery, Vitreoretinal surgery.

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