CERATONYXIS
\sˌɛɹɐtənˈɪksɪs], \sˌɛɹɐtənˈɪksɪs], \s_ˌɛ_ɹ_ɐ_t_ə_n_ˈɪ_k_s_ɪ_s]\
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An operation by which the crystalline is depressed by means of a needle introduced into the eye through the cornea. Some divide the crystalline into fragments with the needle, and leave them to the action of the absorbents. The operation is as old as the 17th century.
By Robley Dunglison
