Biomaterial Database

Laser iridectomy--1992. 1992

C D Belcher, and J S Schuman

New England Eye Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02111.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007498	Iris	The most anterior portion of the uveal layer, separating the anterior chamber from the posterior. It consists of two layers - the stroma and the pigmented epithelium. Color of the iris depends on the amount of melanin in the stroma on reflection from the pigmented epithelium.
D011183	Postoperative Complications	Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery.	Complication, Postoperative,Complications, Postoperative,Postoperative Complication
D003261	Contact Lenses	Lenses designed to be worn on the front surface of the eyeball. (UMDNS, 1999)	Lenses, Contact,Contact Lens,Lens, Contact
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000075202	Contraindications	A condition or factor associated with a recipient that makes the use of a drug, procedure, or physical agent improper or inadvisable. Contraindications may be absolute (life threatening) or relative (higher risk of complications in which benefits may outweigh risks).	Contraindications, Physical Agent,Medical Contraindications,Agent Contraindication, Physical,Agent Contraindications, Physical,Contraindication,Contraindication, Medical,Contraindication, Physical Agent,Contraindications, Medical,Medical Contraindication,Physical Agent Contraindication,Physical Agent Contraindications
D015812	Glaucoma, Angle-Closure	A form of glaucoma in which the intraocular pressure increases because the angle of the anterior chamber is blocked and the aqueous humor cannot drain from the anterior chamber.	Glaucoma, Closed-Angle,Glaucoma, Angle Closure,Glaucoma, Narrow-Angle,Glaucoma, Uncompensated,Glaucoma, Uncompensative,Angle Closure Glaucoma,Angle Closure Glaucomas,Angle-Closure Glaucoma,Angle-Closure Glaucomas,Closed-Angle Glaucoma,Closed-Angle Glaucomas,Glaucoma, Closed Angle,Glaucoma, Narrow Angle,Glaucomas, Angle Closure,Glaucomas, Angle-Closure,Glaucomas, Closed-Angle,Glaucomas, Narrow-Angle,Glaucomas, Uncompensated,Glaucomas, Uncompensative,Narrow-Angle Glaucoma,Narrow-Angle Glaucomas,Uncompensated Glaucoma,Uncompensated Glaucomas,Uncompensative Glaucoma,Uncompensative Glaucomas
D053685	Laser Therapy	The use of photothermal effects of LASERS to coagulate, incise, vaporize, resect, dissect, or resurface tissue.	Laser Knife,Laser Scalpel,Surgery, Laser,Vaporization, Laser,Laser Ablation,Laser Knives,Laser Photoablation of Tissue,Laser Surgery,Laser Tissue Ablation,Nonablative Laser Treatment,Pulsed Laser Tissue Ablation,Ablation, Laser,Ablation, Laser Tissue,Knife, Laser,Knifes, Laser,Knive, Laser,Knives, Laser,Laser Knifes,Laser Knive,Laser Scalpels,Laser Surgeries,Laser Therapies,Laser Treatment, Nonablative,Laser Treatments, Nonablative,Laser Vaporization,Nonablative Laser Treatments,Scalpel, Laser,Scalpels, Laser,Surgeries, Laser,Therapies, Laser,Therapy, Laser,Tissue Ablation, Laser