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is it… pulling back part of the iris? how would you do that without removing the cornea and lens? what is this from
it is apparently removing part of the iris! this is from "The commoner diseases of the eye : how to detect and how to treat them" (https://archive.org/details/commonerdiseases00woodrich/page/300/mode/1up)
thank you! I have now learned the word “iridectomy” and am coincidentally very disquieted