Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Incision into a capsule, especially that of the crystalline lens of the eye, as to remove cataracts by surgery.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In surgery, incision of the capsule of the lens of the eye.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Surg.) The incision of a capsule, esp. of that of the crystalline lens, as in a cataract operation.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun surgery
incision into acapsule , especially into thelens of theeye when removingcataracts
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Examples
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In another operation, called a capsulotomy, surgeons go deeper, into an area called the internal capsule, and burn out spots in a circuit also thought to be overactive.
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Cingulotomy and bilateral anterior capsulotomy - are methods used to destroy connections between cortical areas and basal ganglia, areas which have shown signs of hypermetabolism in tomographies.
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The LensAR Laser System, which integrates an advanced femtosecond (short pulse) laser with propriety ocular measurement and laser scanning technologies, is being designed to allow physicians to perform several of the steps in cataract surgery (capsulotomy, lens fragmentation, precise astigmatic corrections and unique clear corneal incisions) in a single laser procedure.
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The LensAR Laser System, which integrates an advanced femtosecond (short pulse) laser with propriety ocular measurement and laser scanning technologies, is being designed to allow physicians to perform several of the steps in cataract surgery (capsulotomy, lens fragmentation, precise astigmatic corrections and unique clear corneal incisions) in a single laser procedure.
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The LensAR Laser System, which integrates an advanced femtosecond (short pulse) laser with propriety ocular measurement and laser scanning technologies, is being designed to allow physicians to perform several of the steps in cataract surgery (capsulotomy, lens fragmentation, precise astigmatic corrections and unique clear corneal incisions) in a single laser procedure.
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Of eight OHT patients total in the two studies, four had received a YAG posterior capsulotomy (a procedure related to cataract surgery) prior to wet AMD treatment, which might have predisposed them to OHT, Dr. Adelman said.
unknown title 2009
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Of eight OHT patients total in the two studies, four had received a YAG posterior capsulotomy (a procedure related to cataract surgery) prior to wet AMD treatment, which might have predisposed them to OHT, Dr. Adelman said.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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Of eight OHT patients total in the two studies, four had received a YAG posterior capsulotomy (a procedure related to cataract surgery) prior to wet AMD treatment, which might have predisposed them to OHT, Dr. Adelman said.
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I've had a total of six shoulder surgeries, frozen shoulder, capsular release, capsulotomy, rotator cuff reapir etc!
We Blog A Lot 2009
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The most important procedure is bilateral anterior capsulotomy (in the United
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