Father of Surgery, Sushruta in 600 B.C. introduced extraocular expulsion of lens material

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23464869

Sushruta in 600 B.C. introduced extraocular expulsion of lens material.

Grzybowski A1, Ascaso FJ.



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1Department of Ophthalmology, Poznan City Hospital, Poznań, PolandChair
of Ophthalmology, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn,
PolandDepartment of Ophthalmology, 'Lozano Blesa' University Clinic
Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain;Aragon Health Sciences Institute, Zaragoza, Spain.
Abstract

It is generally accepted that Jacques Daviel introduced in the 18th
century the extracapsular technique of extraction of the lens while the
couching method of cataract operation had already been practiced since
ancient times. Present study analyses the first known cataract surgery
description in three translations into English from the original
Sanskrit Sushruta textbook and all the available literature on the
subject. We found evidences that some sort of extraocular expulsion of
lens material through a limbal puncture (paracentesis) was described by
the Indian surgeon. Nevertheless, this incision cannot be considered as
a classic extracapsular procedure because it was not large enough to
allow the extraction of the entire lens.

© 2013 The Authors. Acta Ophthalmologica © 2012 Acta Ophthalmologica
Scandinavica Foundation.


KEYWORDS:

Sushruta Samhita; ancient history; cataract surgery history; couching
technique; extracapsular cataract extraction; history of medicine