- discission of cataract
- an eye operation consisting of surgical rupturing of the lens capsule so that the aqueous humor may gain access to the lens.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
discission of cataract
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Cataract surgery — Intervention Cataract in Human Eye Magnified view seen on examination with a slit lamp ICD 9 CM … Wikipedia
Cataract surgery — The clouded (cataractous) lens is best removed in its entirety by surgery and replaced with an intraocular lens (IOL) made of plastic, an operation that takes about an hour and usually does not need hospitalization. Cataract surgery was first… … Medical dictionary
discission — 1. Incision or cutting through a part. 2. In ophthalmology, opening of the capsule and breaking up of the cortex of the lens with a needle knife or laser. [L. di scindo, pp. scissus, to tear asunder] * * * … Medical dictionary
discission — /di sish euhn/, n. Ophthalm. an incision of the lens of the eye, as for removal of cataract. [1640 50; < LL discission (s. of discissio) division, separation, equiv. to L disciss(us) torn apart, ptp. of discindere (di DI 2 + scissus torn) + ion… … Universalium
discission — də̇ˈsishən noun ( s) Etymology: Late Latin discission , discissio act of cutting apart, from Latin discissus (past participle of discindere to cut apart, from di from dis apart + scindere to cut, split) + ion , io ion more at dis , shed : an… … Useful english dictionary
discission — noun incision, especially of a soft cataract … Wiktionary
discission needle — a special form of cataract needle … Medical dictionary
Surgery, cataract — The clouded (cataractous) lens is best removed in its entirety by surgery and replaced with an intraocular lens (IOL) made of plastic, an operation that takes about an hour and usually does not need hospitalization. Cataract surgery was first… … Medical dictionary
posterior discission — incision of the capsule of a cataract from behind … Medical dictionary
needling — Discission of a soft or secondary cataract. * * * n. a form of capsulotomy in which a sharp needle is used to make a hole in the capsule surrounding the lens of the eye. This technique has now largely been replaced by use of the YAG laser … Medical dictionary
