An iridectomy, also known as a surgical iridectomy or corectomy,'s the surgical removal of part of the iris. These procedures are most frequently performed in the treatment of closed-angle glaucoma and iris melanoma. A stenopeic iridectomy's the surgical removal of a narrow slit or a minute portion of the iris, leaving the sphincter pupillae muscle intact. A therapeutic iridectomy's the surgical removal of a portion of the iris for the cure or prevention of an ocular disease.… (More on Iridectomy)