Removal of the gel (called the vitreous) from within the eyeball. This may be done because it has blood and scar tissue in it that blocks sight. The eye surgeon then replaces the clouded gel with a clear fluid.

A surgical procedure to remove blood that accumulates sometimes behind the eyes of people afflicted with eye disease.

(vih-TREK-tuh-mee) surgery to restore sight in which the surgeon removes the cloudy vitreous humor in the eye and replaces it with a salt solution.

(n) a surgical procedure that removes the vitreous humor and replace it with saline solution

Removing the gel from the center of the eyeball because it has blood and scar tissue in it that blocks sight. An eye surgeon replaces the clouded gel with a clear fluid. See also: Diabetic retinopathy.

A microsurgical procedure in which part of the vitreous humor of the eye is removed and then replaced with sterile saline or some other fluid.

Vitrectomy is a surgical procedure in which blood is removed from the eye‘s vitreous fluid. The vitreous fluid is a protective gel-like layer of the eye.  A tiny cut is made in the eye to allow the su [..]

Removal of the whole or part of the Vitreous Body in treating Endophthalmitis, Diabetic Retinopathy, Retinal Detachment, intraocular Foreign Bodies, and some types of Glaucoma.

Removal of the whole or part of the vitreous body in treating endophthalmitis, diabetic retinopathy, retinal detachment, intraocular foreign bodies, and some types of glaucoma.