A surgical operation on the eye, where the conjunctiva is cut in a circle round the cornea.
Circumcision.
An eye operation in which an incision of the conjunctiva is made in a complete circle around the cornea. It is performed for the relief of pannus.
A 360° incision of the conjuctiva and subconjuctival tissue around the limbus as part of retinal surgery or enucleation.
Surgical excision of a section of the conjunctival membrane encircling the eye’s cornea.