Visual disorders in ancient Indian science (interpretative study). 1993

C Srinivas
Department of ophthalmology, Govt. Nizamia General Hospital, Hyderabad.

Sushruta classified and mentioned visual disorders in his classical text of 'Sushruta Samhita' under 76 eye diseases and also classified structural and treatment wise. Many authorities of the subject have praised Sushruta in their works and regarded him as a pioneer of ophthalmology. The saying 'nayanam pradhanam' shows that, without it there is no correspondence with external world. Sushruta showed a special interest in 'Drushtigata Rogas' and described thirteen such diseases. The visual disorders described in ancient Indian medical science by Sushruta are enlightened and presented in this paper analytically, diagramatically with the help of modern ophthalmology.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007194 India A country in southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and Pakistan. The capitol is New Delhi. Republic of India
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014786 Vision Disorders Visual impairments limiting one or more of the basic functions of the eye: visual acuity, dark adaptation, color vision, or peripheral vision. These may result from EYE DISEASES; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; VISUAL PATHWAY diseases; OCCIPITAL LOBE diseases; OCULAR MOTILITY DISORDERS; and other conditions (From Newell, Ophthalmology: Principles and Concepts, 7th ed, p132). Hemeralopia,Macropsia,Micropsia,Day Blindness,Metamorphopsia,Vision Disability,Visual Disorders,Visual Impairment,Blindness, Day,Disabilities, Vision,Disability, Vision,Disorder, Visual,Disorders, Visual,Hemeralopias,Impairment, Visual,Impairments, Visual,Macropsias,Metamorphopsias,Micropsias,Vision Disabilities,Vision Disorder,Visual Disorder,Visual Impairments
D049690 History, Ancient The period of history before 500 of the common era. Ancient History,Ancient History (Medicine),Ancient History of Medicine,History of Medicine, Ancient,Medicine, Ancient History,Ancient Histories (Medicine),Ancient History Medicine,Ancient History Medicines,Histories, Ancient (Medicine),History Medicine, Ancient,History Medicines, Ancient,History, Ancient (Medicine),Medicine Ancient History,Medicines, Ancient History

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