Iridectomy According to Graefe

Iridectopia according to Graefe – when is microsurgery beneficial?

Medicine always needs new approaches and new tools to help patients feel better and extend their health for decades to come. One of these innovative methods is the use of innovative technology in ophthalmology – iridochromptomy.

**Iridochromptia** is a surgical operation that involves removing the lens of the eye (a transparent lens made of organic substances) during certain types of corrective operations on the anterior segment of the eye, as well as when examining the fundus of the eye in people with increased intraocular pressure and other diseases . The name of this technique comes from the Greek words iris (colored circle around the pupil) and ektomai (to withdraw).

Herodoxtomy was first described by Hermann Graefe in 1863. He believed that this method was one of the most effective ways to reduce intraocular pressure and reduce the occurrence of cataracts in patients with glaucoma. However, about two centuries later, doctors began to perform this operation only for glaucoma and cataracts, so a huge number of patients were left without proper treatment.