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goniosynechialysis

goniosynechialysis noun: a surgical treatment for glaucoma by stripping peripheral anterior synechiae from the cornea.

Noun

goniosynechialysis (uncountable)

  1. A surgical treatment for glaucoma by stripping peripheral anterior synechiae from the cornea.
    • Here, I'd like to share some of what we've learned about the surgical management of PAS, and the indications and use of goniosynechialysis to help patients who have developed this problem.2014 June, Robert Ritch, “Goniosynechialysis: Beyond angle opening”, in Review of Ophthalmology, volume 21, number 6, page 70
    • Objective: To compare the clinical effects between the two goniosynechialysises combined with phacoemulsification and to seek a more reliable and effective way to treat the chronic angle-closure glaucoma with cataract.2008 December 10, Ji-Lin Tan, Li-Li Gong, Xiang-Ge He, Hong-Mei Li, Xiao-Hong Deng, “两种房角分离术联合白内障超声乳化治疗慢性闭角型青光眼的疗效比较 [Comparison of the clinical effect between two goniosynechialysises combining...
    Synonyms:
    GSL

Synonyms of goniosynechialysis

Origin of goniosynechialysis

From gonio- + synechia + -lysis.

Questions about goniosynechialysis

What does goniosynechialysis mean?
Goniosynechialysis means a surgical treatment for glaucoma by stripping peripheral anterior synechiae from the cornea.
What part of speech is goniosynechialysis?
Goniosynechialysis is a noun.

Words near goniosynechialysis in the dictionary

  1. gonioscopy
  2. goniosomatine
  3. goniosomatines
  4. goniostat
  5. goniostats
  6. goniosynechialysis
  7. goniosynechiolysis
  8. goniothalamin
  9. goniothalamine
  10. goniotome
  11. goniotomes

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