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A surgical procedure used in the treatment of glaucoma to relieve intraocular pressure by removing part of the eyes trabecular meshwork and adjacent structures.
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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… … Wikipedia
trabeculectomy — 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 mesh … Medical dictionary
trabeculectomy — n. an operation for glaucoma, one part of which is the removal of a small segment of tissue from part of the wall of Schlemm s canal. This area is known as the trabecular meshwork. Trabeculectomy allows aqueous fluid to filter out of the eye… … The new mediacal dictionary
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