microincision
Minuscule surgical opening
A microincision is an extremely small surgical cut, typically made with specialized instruments or lasers to minimize tissue damage and scarring.
The term appears most often in ophthalmology, where microincision cataract surgery uses openings smaller than two millimeters: The surgeon performed the procedure through a microincision.
Acceptable in quality
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- meticulousShowing extreme attention to detail
- dexteritySkillful hand coordination
- exactitudePerfect correctness in detail
controlled · millimeter · submillimeter · magnification · loupe · accuracy · refined · careful
Clouded eye lens
- corneaEye's clear outer dome
- intraocularWithin the eye
- astigmatismIrregular corneal curvature disorder
- self-sealingCloses automatically after puncture
femtosecond · refractive · LASIK · PRK
fine
Acceptable in quality
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- meticulousShowing extreme attention to detail
- dexteritySkillful hand coordination
exactitude · controlled · millimeter · submillimeter · magnification · loupe · accuracy · refined · careful · expert
cataract
Clouded eye lens
- corneaEye's clear outer dome
- intraocularWithin the eye
- astigmatismIrregular corneal curvature disorder
self-sealing · femtosecond · refractive · LASIK · PRK
microincisionlaparotomy
Abdominal cavity access cut
thoracotomy · craniotomy · exploratory surgery · radical surgery · open-heart surgery
micro, incision, incise, incised, incising, incisor, incisive, incisively, incisiveness