is an operation where part of the iris has been removed, usually form the top part of the iris. The purpose of such an operation is to relive pressure when advanced, acute glaucoma is present.
An iridectomy, also known as a surgical iridectomy or corectomy, is the surgical removal of part of the irisCline D; Hofstetter HW; Griffin JR. Dictionary of Visual Science. 4th ed. Butterworth-Heinemann, Boston 1997.