MODEL RELEASED. Trabeculectomy. Surgeon performs a trabeculectomy,an operation to reduce press- ure in the eye of a patient with glaucoma. The surgeon is using surgical forceps & watching the procedure using a binocular microscope. Glaucoma is caused by fluid build up in the eyeball. A trabeculectomy creates an outlet for this fluid,thus reducing pressure. The mucous membrane covering the front of the eyeball (the conjunctiva) is opened and a half thickness of the white of the eye (the sclera) is cut and folded forward. A connection is made into the front chamber of the eye to act as a fluid outlet. The flap is sutured shut & conjunctiva replaced | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Tompkinson, Geoff |
Bildgröße: | 3543 px × 4993 px |
Modell-Rechte: | vorhanden |
Eigentums-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
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