vitrectomy

[ vi-trek-tuh-mee ]

noun

, plural vit·rec·to·mies.

1. the microsurgical procedure of removing the vitreous humor and replacing it with saline solution, performed to improve vision that has been impaired by opacities.

Word History and Origins

Origin of vitrectomy¹

First recorded in 1965–70; vitr(eous humor) + -ectomy

Example Sentences

So, this week I had surgery to place medicine implants in my eyes and had a vitrectomy to drain out the polluted vitreous fluid in my eyeball and replace it with a clear solution.

From New York Times

The treatment we received for our detached retina was an operation called a vitrectomy, which entails the removal of the vitreous humor from the eyeball’s posterior chamber.

From Wall Street Journal

The risk of a procedure called vitrectomy, or retinal-detachment surgery -- or both surgeries -- was reduced 45 percent in the intensive management group, according to the study.

From US News

The morning of the vitrectomy we left extra early because of a limp in my dad’s right leg that had appeared a few months earlier and had gradually worsened.

From New York Times

A third technique, vitrectomy, is also done in a hospital.

From New York Times