Sclerotomy is a

medical intervention A therapy or medical treatment is the attempted remediation of a health problem, usually following a medical diagnosis. Both words, ''treatment'' and ''therapy'', are often abbreviated tx, Tx, or Tx. As a rule, each therapy has indications an ...

that involves surgical cutting in the white area of the eye, known as the

sclera The sclera, also known as the white of the eye or, in older literature, as the tunica albuginea oculi, is the opaque, fibrous, protective outer layer of the eye containing mainly collagen and some crucial elastic fiber. In the development of t ...

. The goal of this intervention is usually done to correct defects in sclera that resulted as a complication of

glaucoma Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that can lead to damage of the optic nerve. The optic nerve transmits visual information from the eye to the brain. Glaucoma may cause vision loss if left untreated. It has been called the "silent thief of ...

of other ocular diseases. Sclerotomy can be divided into anterior sclerotomy and posterior sclerotomy.sclerotomy
the free medical dictionary The sclerotomy incisions are made by: # Transconjunctival sutureless vitrectomy (TSV) # High-frequency deep sclerotomy (HFDS) # Full-thickness sclerotomy

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