Peritomy

A peritomy is a procedure carried out during eye surgery, where an incision is made at the limbus in order to reflect the conjunctiva and Tenon's capsule of the eye, usually to expose the sclera and/or extraocular muscles for a variety of surgical procedures.[1]

References

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