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English
Etymology
From vitrectomy + -ize.
Verb
vitrectomize (third-person singular simple present vitrectomizes, present participle vitrectomizing, simple past and past participle vitrectomized)
- To carry out vitrectomy upon.
2015 July 6, Mahmoud Mohamed Farouk et al., “Optical Coherence Tomography Reveals New Insights into the Accommodation Mechanism”, in Journal of Ophthalmology, volume 2015, →DOI:Future studies could evaluate the posterior lens pole movement during accommodation in phakic vitrectomized eyes of children or young adults (i.e., nonpresbyopic individuals) to clarify the role of vitreous in accommodation.