A surgical procedure to stitch or repair the lens capsule of the eye.
From capsulo- plus -rrhaphy (from Greek rhaphē, 'seam' or 'suture'). This medical term emerged in the late 1800s as eye surgery became more sophisticated.
When a cataract surgeon accidentally tears the capsule during surgery, a 'capsulorrhaphy'—stitching the capsule back together—can be the difference between a patient regaining vision and permanent sight loss, making it one of the most delicate repairs in all of medicine.
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