Essays Tagged: "Sushruta Samhita"

The History of Surgery.

uscripts dating from the 5th century BC. They are thought to have been written by the Hindu surgeon Sushruta. He practiced a type of cataract surgery known as couching, in which the cataractous lens w ... still blurred because of the unavailability of corrective lenses. A typical operation performed by Sushruta for removing cataracts is described below. "It was a bright morning. The surgeon sat on a b ...

(10 pages) 115 0 3.3 Apr/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Ancient India: Advances in Science

on such specialized subjects as pathology and anatomy. (Encarta) In the fourth century came Sushruta, who is considered the father of surgery. (Encarta) In his writings (Sushruta Samhita), he ...

(6 pages) 76 0 4.2 Aug/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers