Ears and Eyes Surgical Procedures

Question 1

Excision of a lens affected by a cataract

Answer 1

cataract surgery

Question 2

Excision of the lens by ultrasonic vibrations that break the lens into tiny particles, which are suctioned out of the eye; also called small incision cataract surgery (SICS)

Answer 2

phacoemulsification

Question 3

Excision of a portion of the iris used to relieve intraocular pressure in patients with glaucoma

Answer 3

iridectomy

irid: iris
-ectomy: excision, removal

Question 4

Laser surgery that creates an opening on the rim of the iris to allow aqueous humor to flow between the anterior and posterior chambers to relieve intraocular pressure that occurs as a result of glaucoma; is replacing iridectomy because it is a safer procedure

Answer 4

laser iridotomy

irid/o: iris
-tomy: incision

Question 5

Use of a laser beam to seal leaking or hemorrhaging retinal blood vessels to treat diabetic retinopathy

Answer 5

laser photocoagulation

Question 6

Electronic transmitter surgically implanted into the cochlea of a deaf person to restore hearing

Answer 6

cochlear implant

cochle: cochlea
-ar: pertaining to

Question 7

Process of flushing the external ear canal with sterile water or sterile saline solution to treat blockages of a foreign body or cerumen (ear wax) impaction

Answer 7

ear irrigation

Question 8

Incision of the tympanic membrane (eardrum) to relieve pressure and drain fluid from the middle ear or to insert tympanostomy tubes in the eardrum via surgery

Answer 8

myringotomy

myring/o: tympanic membrane (eardrum)
-tomy: incision