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filtration surgery

filtration surgery

7.3
A surgery that makes a small opening in the eye to let fluid drain and lower eye pressure
  • noun
  • /fɪlˈtreɪʃən ˈsɜrdʒəri/
  • Specialized
translation icon : cirugía de filtración
  • The ophthalmologist recommended filtration surgery to lower the pressure in my right eye.

Examples

  • The ophthalmologist explained that filtration surgery helps alleviate symptoms of glaucoma by allowing fluid to drain.

  • Complications following filtration surgery may include infection or excessive drainage of eye fluid.

  • After undergoing filtration surgery, her vision stabilised and the risk of blindness was reduced.

  • The doctor recommended a filtration surgery for her glaucoma.

  • Many patients choose filtration surgeries to manage their eye pressure.

  • After undergoing filtration surgery, her vision stabilized and the pressure in her eye decreased.

  • Patients often feel immediate relief after filtration surgery as it effectively reduces intraocular pressure.

Surface Forms

filtration surgery singular
filtration surgeries plural

Morphology

filtration + surgery

The compound is directly compositional: 'filtration' (the process of filtering or allowing fluid to pass) combined with 'surgery' clearly denotes a medical operation that filters or facilitates drainage. Although the precise medical details (aqueous humor, intraocular pressure) are technical, the general sense of a surgery that removes or filters fluid is directly derivable from the constituents.

Etymology

Filtration surgery uses the idea of filtration like a filter that lets liquid pass through and surgery to make a small opening in the eye. That's why the term describes a procedure that lets extra eye fluid drain and 'lowers eye pressure'.