Definitions – In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (i) ‘couching ’ means the operative displacement by the use of a needle or other instrument, of the opaque crystalline lens of the eye until the lens no longer intercepts the line of vision; (ii) ‘registered practitioner’ means a person registered under the Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Area) Medical Registration Act, 1914 (Act IV of 1914) or any other law similar thereto for the time being in force in the State of Andhra Pradesh.