Peritomy

A peritomy, or peritectomy, is a procedure carried out during eye surgery, where a strip of the conjunctiva of an eye is removed, usually to correct pannus, where blood vessels begin to grow into the peripheral cornea. [1]

References

  1. Definition of 'peritomy'
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