Trabeculoplasty
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A laser procedure that burns small holes on the eye's trabecular meshwork to ease the flow of aqueous humor from the eye.
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Trabecular meshworkA system of fine, mesh-like tissue in the anterior chamber of the eye through which aqueous humor drains; located in the angle where the clear cornea, white sclera, and colored…
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Aqueous humorClear fluid that fills the front part of the eye.
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