filtration surgery

Definitions of filtration surgery
  1. noun
    eye surgery that opens a passage allowing excess aqueous humor to drain into surrounding tissues; a treatment for glaucoma
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    type of:
    eye operation, eye surgery
    any surgical procedure involving the eyes
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