Reattaching and fixing the membrane that lines the back of the eyeball when it has become detached is a surgical procedure known as ________
A) aphakia
B) corneal transplant
C) trabeculoplasty
D) retinopexy
D
Explanation: A) Aphakia is an absence of the lens, not a surgical procedure.
B) Corneal transplant involves the cornea, not the membrane that lines the back of the eyeball.
C) Trabeculoplasty is a surgical procedure on the trabecular meshwork, not the membrane that lines the back of the eyeball.
D) Correct! The membrane is the retina. The suffix -pexy means "process of surgically fixing in place."
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