Harada-Ito procedure
Harada-Ito procedure noun: an eye muscle operation designed to improve the excyclotorsion experienced by some patients with cranial nerve IV palsy. The superior oblique tendon is split, and the anterior fibers are moved anteriorly and laterally so as to stretch and tighten them selectively, enhancing incyclotorsion.
Noun
Harada-Ito procedure (plural Harada-Ito procedures)
- An eye muscle operation designed to improve the excyclotorsion experienced by some patients with cranial nerve IV palsy. The superior oblique tendon is split, and the anterior fibers are moved anteriorly and laterally so as to stretch and tighten them selectively, enhancing incyclotorsion.
Forms of Harada-Ito procedure
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Origin of Harada-Ito procedure
Named after M. Harada and Y. Ito, who published on the subject in 1964.
Questions about Harada-Ito procedure
- What does Harada-Ito procedure mean?
- Harada-Ito procedure means an eye muscle operation designed to improve the excyclotorsion experienced by some patients with cranial nerve IV palsy. The superior oblique tendon is split, and the anterior fibers are moved anteriorly and laterally so as to stretch and tighten them selectively, enhancing incyclotorsion.
- What part of speech is Harada-Ito procedure?
- Harada-Ito procedure is a noun.
- What is the plural of Harada-Ito procedure?
- The plural of Harada-Ito procedure is Harada-Ito procedures.
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