title: [Considerations on surgery of the iris (author's transl)].
abstract: Surgery of the iris is of essential importance in anterior segment surgery. In angle closure glaucoma a peripheral iridectomy performed early enough, when the trabeculum is not yet altered, is curative. In simple glaucoma if a filtering operation is performed, the iridectomy is fundamental in order to have a good communication between the posterior chamber and the filtering bleb and to avoid iris incarceration into the filtering wound. In cataract surgery iridectomy is mandatory, especially in intracapsular extraction. In penetrating corneal grafts a patent iridotomy or iridectomy, or several, is a safety factor avoiding the consequences of pupillary block, anterior synechiae and irreducible mydriasis. Another important problem is the surgery of the iris for optical purposes. Other indications which are not discussed in this paper are trauma of the anterior segment of the eye, the removal of benign or malignant tumors, epithelial cysts etc.
mesh_terms: D002387:Cataract Extraction; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007498:Iris / Q000601:surgery*; D008722:Methods
vernacular_title: Einige Betrachtungen zur Chirurgie der Iris.