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sclerotomy
[sklĕ-rot´ah-me]incision of the sclera.
anterior sclerotomy the opening of the anterior chamber of the eye, chiefly done for the relief of glaucoma.
posterior sclerotomy an opening made into the vitreous through the sclera, as for correction of detachment of the retina or the removal of a foreign body.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
scle·rot·o·my
(sklē-rot'ŏ-mē),An incision through the sclera.
[sclero- + G. tomē, incision]
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sclerotomy
(sklə-rŏt′ə-mē)n. pl. scleroto·mies
Surgical incision of the sclera.
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scle·rot·o·my
(sklĕr-ot'ŏ-mē)An incision through the sclera.
[sclero- + G. tomē, incision]
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sclerotomy
An incision into, or through, the sclera.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
sclerotomy
Surgical incision of the sclera. It may be performed to extract an intraocular cyst, or to drain a choroidal haemorrhage.
Millodot: Dictionary of Optometry and Visual Science, 7th edition. © 2009 Butterworth-Heinemann