Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
vitrectomy
vit·rec·to·my [ vi-trek-tuh-mee ]
Subclass of:
Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures
Definitions related to vitrectomy:
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A microsurgical procedure in which part of the vitreous humor of the eye is removed and then replaced with sterile saline or some other fluid.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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Removal of the whole or part of the vitreous body in treating endophthalmitis, diabetic retinopathy, retinal detachment, intraocular foreign bodies, and some types of glaucoma.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Surgical extraction of the contents of the vitreous chamber of the eye.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Surgical removal of the vitreous humor from the chamber of the eye.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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