[Iridocyclectomy using a lamellar explorative technic. Long-term studies]

The question as to whether lamellar explorative iridocyclectomy always enables the spread of tumors of the iris base or ciliary body to be detected beyond doubt was verified in 11 patients who had been treated by this procedure more than four years previously. Seven of the patients were available for reexamination. In two special cases it was found that this was not true. In the other patients neither histologic findings nor long-term follow-up revealed any tumor spread beyond the excision area, and in particular no invasion of the sclera.