El·li·ot op·er·a·tion

(el'ē-ŏt),

trephining of the eyeball at the corneoscleral margin to relieve tension in glaucoma.

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El·li·ot op·er·a·tion

(el'ē-ŏt op-ĕr-ā'shŭn)

Puncture of the eyeball at the corneoscleral margin to relieve tension in glaucoma.

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Elliot,

Robert H., English ophthalmologist, 1864-1936.

Elliot corneal trephination

Elliot operation - trephining of the eyeball at the corneoscleral margin to relieve tension caused by glaucoma.

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