DTs, Treatments, and Procedures: Eye

blepharectomy

surgical removal of part or all of an eyelid

blepharoplasty

surgery to correct a defective eyelid

blepharotomy

surgical incision of an eyelid

conjunctivoplasty

surgery of the conjunctiva

dacryocystectomy

surgical removal of the lacrimal sac

dacryocystotomy

incision into the lacrimal sac

lacrimotomy

incision into the lacrimal sac or lacrimal duct

ophthalmoscope

device for examining the interior of the eyeball by looking through the pupil

phacolysis

operative removal of the lens in pieces

refraction

deflection of a ray of light into the eye for accommodation or correction of vision as it passes from one medium to another of different densisities

retinectomy

surgical removal of a dethatched retina

retinopexy

surgical fixation of a detached retina

retinotomy

incision through the retina

scleral buckle

an operation to place a silicone band on the scleral periphery to tighten the retina