1) Eye surgery 
Ignipuncture (Latin: Ignis (fire) + puncture) is the procedure of closing a retinal separation by transfixation of the break via cauterization. The procedure was pioneered and named by Jules Gonin in the early 1900s. Due to the risk of severe complications and the advent of lasers for the controlled delivery of energy, ignipuncture became an obsol...
The original procedure of closing a retinal break in retinal separation by transfixation of the break with cautery. ... Origin: L. Ignis, fire, + puncture ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(ig´nĭ-punk″chәr) therapeutic puncture with hot needles.
Type: Term Pronunciation: ig′ni-pŭngk′chūr Definitions: 1. The original procedure of closing a retinal break in retinal separation by transfixation of the break with cautery.
ignipuncture 1. Therapeutic puncture with hot needles. 2. Puncture with a white-hot styliform cautery.