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  2. Vitrectomy - Wikipedia

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    Vitrectomy is a surgery to remove some or all of the vitreous humor from the eye.. Anterior vitrectomy entails removing small portions of the vitreous humor from the front structures of the eye—often because these are tangled in an intraocular lens or other structures.

  3. Posterior vitreous detachment - Wikipedia

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    The membrane does not normally detach from the vitreous base, although it can be detached with extreme trauma. However, the vitreous base may have an irregular posterior edge. When the edge is irregular, the forces of the vitreous membrane peeling off the retina can become concentrated at small posterior extensions of the vitreous base.

  4. Scleral buckle - Wikipedia

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    The usage of scleral buckle is a source of debate only for complex retinal detachment surgery amongst surgeons, and research has been conducted to compare safety and effectiveness outcomes of scleral buckling, pars plana vitrectomy with scleral buckle versus pars plana victrectomy without scleral buckle. [1]

  5. Macular hole - Wikipedia

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    Vitrectomy is the common way to treat a macular hole. It is done by placing a gas bubble in the vitreous of the eye which helps flatten the macular hole and holds it in place as the eye heals. The gas bubble slowly shrinks on its own. [6] Treatment is also done using ocriplasmin. [7]

  6. Eye surgery - Wikipedia

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    Vitrectomy. Vitreoretinal surgery includes: Vitrectomy [20] Anterior vitrectomy is the removal of the front portion of vitreous tissue. It is used for preventing or treating vitreous loss during cataract or corneal surgery, or to remove misplaced vitreous in conditions such as aphakia pupillary block glaucoma.

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    Photos of what pregnancy tissue from early abortions at 5 to 9 weeks actually looks like have gone viral.. The images, which were originally shared by MYA Network — a network of physicians who ...

  8. These frozen underwater bubbles look like giant dumplings. - AOL

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    The bubbles are trapped under the surface of Sihai Lake in China. 

  9. Retinal detachment - Wikipedia

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    Vitrectomy is a surgical procedure used to treat complicated retinal detachments. [8] It is especially useful for large retinal tears or tears that are not easily visible. [8] Vitrectomy is also used for proliferative vitreoretinopathy, which is the growth of scar tissue on the retina that can occur after a retinal detachment.