cyclocryotherapy

cyclocryotherapy
Transscleral freezing of the ciliary body in the treatment of glaucoma.

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n.
the destruction of part of the ciliary body (see cycloablation) by freezing. It is used to reduce intraocular pressure in the control of glaucoma.

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cy·clo·cryo·ther·a·py (si″klo-kri″o-therґə-pe) [cyclo- + cryotherapy] freezing of the ciliary body; done in the treatment of glaucoma.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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