Definition of "sclerotomy" []

• Surgical incision of the sclera. (noun)

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• "M. Nicati, in the _Revue generate de clinique et de therapeutique_, has had marked success in the treatment of glaucoma by drainage of the posterior chamber, either by sclerotomy or by sclero-iritomy, as the conditions of the individual case may require."
• "Their name is legion and among them we find peripheral iridectomy; anterior sclerotomy; irido-sclerotomy; scleriritomy; de"
• "It is in such cases that the success of the operation is increased by the addition of posterior sclerotomy and the intelligent use of miotics prior to the performance of the iridectomy."