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• After several iridectomies, the patient had completely lost his vision.
• The iridectomy hole is larger when done manually than when performed with a laser.
• Occasionally, a peripheral iridectomy may be performed to minimize the risk of pupillary block glaucoma.
• He also found that an iridectomy could help with the high intraocular pressures of a cataract patient and defer cataract surgery.
• For example, Holland discovered that iridectomy and iridotomy were more effective than drainage procedures in the treatment of closed-angle glaucoma.
• Around 1853, his focus turned to ophthalmology, of which he was the author numerous articles on glaucoma, iridectomy, lachrymal passages.
• An opening through the iris can be fashioned manually ( surgical iridectomy ) or with a laser ( called Nd-YAG laser iridotomy ).
• In some cases, he succeeded in attaining a certain restoration of vision by means of cataract extraction or optic iridectomy ( Hissette 1932 / 33 ).
• Moreover, Holland's specific iridectomy and iridotomy methods were able to remove the danger of the iris prolapsing and, thus, simplify and improve postoperative treatment.
• He also effected a great advance in ophthalmic surgery by his operation, iridectomy, described in 1728, to treat certain forms of blindness by producing an artificial pupil.
• .. . that an "'iridectomy "'is the surgical removal of part of the iris, most frequently performed in the treatment of closed-angle glaucoma and iris melanoma?
• He introduced iridectomy for glaucoma, identified retardation of the eyelid in Basedow's disease, Also, he provided early descriptions of optic neuritis ( 1860 ), chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia ( 1868 ) . and papilledema ( involving four patients with brain tumor and a swelling of the optic disc ).