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cyclodialysis Surg.|saɪkləʊdaɪˈælɪsɪs| [ad. G. cyklodialyse (Heine 1905, in Deutsche Med. Woch. 25 May 824/2), f. Gr. κύκλο-ς any circular body, eye + διάλῠσις separating (see dialysis).] An operation for relieving the tension of the eyeball in cases of glaucoma (see quot. 1964).
1908W. L. Pyle tr. Meller's Ophthalmic Surg. xv. 204 Cyclodialysis, though able to diminish the intra-ocular pressure, cannot be called preferable or even equal to iridectomy. 1961Lancet 22 July 166/2 A localised cyclodialysis plus air injection. 1964S. Duke-Elder Parsons' Dis. Eye (ed. 14) xxi. 310 A communication between the anterior chamber and the suprachoroidal space, which also may lower the tension by cutting off some of the blood supply to the ciliary body, comprises the operation of cyclodialysis. |