phacoiridencleisis
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From phaco- + iridencleisis.
Noun
[edit]phacoiridencleisis
- (surgery) An extension of iridencleisis that includes the lens
- 2015 August 12, Marek Rękas, Karolina Krix-Jachym, Tomasz Żarnowski, “Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Surgical Treatment of Malignant Glaucoma in Pseudophakic Eyes through Partial PPV with Establishment of Communication between the Anterior Chamber and the Vitreous Cavity”, in Journal of Ophthalmology[1], volume 2015, :
- The risk of malignant glaucoma after phacotrabeculectomy and phacoiridencleisis was equivalent ( P = 0.058).