vitrectomy

American  

[vi-trek-tuh-mee] / vɪˈtrɛk tə mi /

noun

PLURAL

vitrectomies

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.

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Etymology

Origin of vitrectomy

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 The 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