surgical incision into the iris, esp to create an artificial pupil
Examples of 'iridotomies' in a sentence
iridotomies
The presence of patent iridotomies had no effect on the fluctuations.
Moinul P, Hutnik CML 2015, 'Aqueous misdirection syndrome: an interesting case presentation', Clinical Ophthalmologyhttp://www.dovepress.com/aqueous-misdirection-syndrome-an-interesting-case-presentation-peer-reviewed-article-OPTH. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Prior laser peripheral iridotomies in these eyes may delay or prevent the detection of these cysts.
Abhijit Anand Mohite, Rangarajan V. Prabhu, Thomas Ressiniotis 2017, 'Latanoprost Induced Iris Pigment Epithelial and Ciliary Body Cyst Formation in HypermetropicEyes', Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicinehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/9362163. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
No substantial changes in the iridotrabecular angle occurred despite patent iridotomies, thus confirming the diagnosis of plateau iris configuration.
Bagnis A, Saccà SC, Iester M, Traverso CE 2011, 'Cystoid macular edema after cataract surgery in a patient with previous severe iritisfollowing argon laser peripheral iridoplasty', Clinical Ophthalmologyhttp://www.dovepress.com/cystoid-macular-edema-after-cataract-surgery-in-a-patient-with-previou-a7117. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)