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panretinophotocoagulation en · NOUN

Etymology

From pan- + retino- + photocoagulation.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A laser-based ophthalmic procedure in which photocoagulation is applied across a wide area of the retina to ablate abnormal or ischemic retinal tissue, commonly used to treat proliferative retinal diseases such as diabetic retinopathy.