iridectomy
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iridectomies
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A rare operation, performed a few days ago on her right eye by Dr. J. B. McMurray of the Washington Hospital staff, technically known as an optical iridectomy, was today pronounced a success.
From Time Magazine Archive
In cases where the patient has already lost an eye, Von Graefe thinks iridectomy should always precede extraction.
From A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners by Joseph Bell
In Elliot's cases the percentage of relapse was more noticeable than in the Lagrange cases where no iridectomy was done.
From Glaucoma A Symposium Presented at a Meeting of the Chicago Ophthalmological Society, November 17, 1913 by Willis O. Nance
As Elliot has pointed out, iridectomy is most open to attack on the ground of safety.
From Glaucoma A Symposium Presented at a Meeting of the Chicago Ophthalmological Society, November 17, 1913 by Willis O. Nance
After iridectomy the attacks ceased, leaving no pathological cupping of the disc, full vision, and a good field.
From Glaucoma A Symposium Presented at a Meeting of the Chicago Ophthalmological Society, November 17, 1913 by Willis O. Nance
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