A surgical procedure that stitches or tightens the corner of the eyelid, often to prevent eye drying or fix eyelid position.
From Greek 'kanthos' (corner of eye) and 'rhaphy' (stitching/suturing). This medical term was developed in the 18th-19th centuries as eye surgeries became more precise, combining two Greek roots that surgeons needed to describe this specific operation.
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