Taber's Medical Dictionary
vitrectomy
(vĭ-trĕk′tō-mē )
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The surgical removal of the vitreous of the eye. The removed vitreous is replaced, usually with gas or liquid. This process is used to treat epiretinal membranes, macular pucker, macular hole, and other disorders of the retina or the vitreous.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Vitrectomy." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/748837/all/enzymatic_vitrectomy.
Vitrectomy. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/748837/all/enzymatic_vitrectomy. Accessed April 19, 2026.
Vitrectomy. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/748837/all/enzymatic_vitrectomy
Vitrectomy [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 19]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/748837/all/enzymatic_vitrectomy.
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