(el'ē-ŏt), trephining of the eyeball at the corneoscleral margin to relieve tension in glaucoma.
El·li·ot op·er·a·tion
(el'ē-ŏt op-ĕr-ā'shŭn) Puncture of the eyeball at the corneoscleral margin to relieve tension in glaucoma.
Elliot,
Robert H., English ophthalmologist, 1864-1936. Elliot corneal trephinationElliot operation - trephining of the eyeball at the corneoscleral margin to relieve tension caused by glaucoma.