zonulectomy

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English

Etymology

From zonule +‎ -ectomy.

Pronunciation

Noun

zonulectomy (plural zonulectomies)

  1. (surgery) excision of a zonule
    • 2015 August 12, Marek Rękas, Karolina Krix-Jachym, Tomasz Żarnowski, “Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Surgical Treatment of Malignant Glaucoma in Pseudophakic Eyes through Partial PPV with Establishment of Communication between the Anterior Chamber and the Vitreous Cavity”, in Journal of Ophthalmology, volume 2015, →DOI:
      Posterior pars plana vitrectomy with concomitant zonulectomy and capsulectomy seems to be efficacious as far as IOP control, post-op visual acuity, and reduction of medications are concerned.