† cataractistn.
Obsolete.
A surgeon or practitioner who treats cataracts.
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ophthalmist1629
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cataractist1660
ophthalmiater1761
ophthalmologist1826
ophthalmoscopist1873
orthoptist1937
1660 J. Harding tr. Paracelsus Archidoxis ii. 140 According to the prescription of the Catarractists, or blind Doctors.
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