iridencleisis
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]irido- + Ancient Greek ἐγκλίνω (enklínō)
Noun
[edit]iridencleisis
- (surgery) A surgical procedure for glaucoma in which a portion of the iris is incised and incarcerated in a limbal incision.
- 1843, John Walker, The Oculist's Vade-mecum: A Complete Practical System of Opthalmic Surgery, page 193:
- […] or leave it in the aperture of the cornea, so that it may be strangulated, and ultimately become adherent thereto, constituting what has been termed iridencleisis.