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capsulotomy Surg.|kæpsjuːˈlɒtəmɪ| [f. capsuli-, capsulo- + -tomy.] The incision of a capsule, spec. that of the lens of the eye in an operation for cataract.
1877Arch. Ophthalmol. & Otology VI. 550 The peripheric capsulotomy may lessen the danger still attending Graefe's method of extraction. 1907Practitioner Dec. 778 The operation of capsulotomy for some cases of acute nephritis with threatened suppression of urine. 1969S. Duke-Elder Syst. Ophthalmol. XI. i. iii. 272 The subsequent capsulotomy which is required if the posterior capsule remains intact should be undertaken soon after the eye has become quiet. |