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Inflammation of the eye. Ophthalmitis refers to any inflammatory condition of the eye. Varieties of this condition include ophthalmia neonatorum and sympathetic ophthalmitis. The latter is an uncommon condition where a penetrating injury to one eye results in severe uveitis (inflammation of the iris and choroid) in the other eye, potentially leading to blindness. Treatment…

A surgeon who specialises in surgery to treat eye disorders.  

A surgical operation to remove an eye.  

Taking place during a surgical operation.  

A special room in a hospital, where surgical operations are carried out. A designated space where surgical operations take place is known as an operating theatre. It’s typically part of a series of rooms, connected to an anesthesia room and a post-surgery recovery zone. A continuous supply of clean, filtered air from the ventilation system…

A special table on which the patient is placed to undergo a surgical operation.  

A special microscope with two eyepieces and a light, used in very delicate surgery. Binocular microscope used in surgery to enable the surgeon to view clearly small and inaccessible parts of the body (e.g., parts of the eye or ear). A binocular microscope used in surgery, e.g. in operations to remove a blood clot from…

A person who works in an operating department.  

A hospital department specialising in surgical operations.  

To function or work, or to make something function or work. To treat a person for a condition by cutting open the body and removing a part which is diseased or repairing a part which is not functioning correctly. To perform a surgical procedure.