corepraxy

A procedure designed to widen a small pupil. [G. kore, pupil, + praxis, action]

- laser c. the iris stroma is heated with a laser and the resultant contracture of iris tissue widens the pupil.

- mechanical c. a procedure that lodges the pupillary margin in the groove of a device which, when widened, stretches the pupillary edge to make the pupil larger.