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ANTERIOR SEGMENT PROCEDURES [2 records]

Record 1 1993-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Eye Surgery
CONT

Irrigation is the mode you will select during anterior segment procedures in which irrigation without aspiration is desired, such as anterior capsulotomy, capsulorhexis or hydrodissection.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie de l'œil
OBS

Terme confirmé par un chirurgien de l'hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, à Montréal.

Spanish

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Record 2 1988-04-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medication
  • Biochemistry
CONT

Healon is a sterile, nonpyrogenic, visco-elastic preparation of a highly purified, noninflammatory, high molecular weight fraction of sodium hyaluronate. It is a specific fraction of sodium hyaluronate developed as an ophthalmo-surgical aid for use in anterior segment and vitreous procedures.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments
  • Biochimie
CONT

Healon est une fraction spécifique d'hyaluronate de sodium mise au point pour servir d'aide au cours des interventions ophtalmo-chirurgicales sur le segment antérieur et le vitré.

Spanish

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