title: Iridectomy technique in trabeculectomy.
abstract: Peripheral iridectomy in trabeculectomy surgery should be larger than the scleral opening to prevent adherence of iris to the edges of the scleral opening. A method for the fashioning of such an iridectomy is described.
mesh_terms: D005901:Glaucoma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007498:Iris / Q000601:surgery*; D012591:Scleral Buckling; D014129:Trabecular Meshwork / Q000601:surgery*