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Iridectomy - Removal of the affected piece of the iris; Choroidectomy - Removal of the choroid layer (the vascular tissue sandwiched between the sclera and the retina) Iridocyclectomy - Removal of the iris plus the ciliary body muscle. Eyewall resection - Cutting into the eye to remove a tumor e.g. melanoma. This operation can be quite ...
Conjunctival concretions can be seen easily by everting the eyelid. The projecting concretions can be removed if they are causing concerning symptoms. Removal can be performed by an eye doctor. Sometimes just a needle or a scalpel is used to remove the concretion under local light anesthesia of the conjunctiva in adults.
Removal of intraluminal foreign body from other sites without incision ( 98.2 ) Removal of other foreign body without incision ( 98.5 ) Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL)
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Treatment of conjunctival SCC is usually surgical excision followed by cryotherapy. [1] After this procedure, Conjunctival SCC can recur 8–40% of the time. [1] Radiation treatment, topical Mitomycin C, and removal of the contents of the orbit, or exenteration, are other methods of treatment. [1]
Conjunctival auto-grafting is a surgical technique that is an effective and safe procedure for pterygium removal. [25] When the pterygium is removed, the tissue that covers the sclera known as the Tenons layer is also removed. Auto-grafting covers the bare sclera with conjunctival tissue that is surgically removed from an area of healthy ...
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An initial pocket is created under the conjunctiva and Tenon's capsule and the wound bed is treated for several seconds to minutes with mitomycin C (MMC, 0.5–0.2 mg/ml) or 5-fluorouracil (5-FU, 50 mg/ml) soaked sponges. These chemotherapeutics help to prevent failure of the filter bleb from scarring by inhibiting fibroblast proliferation.