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Surgical and Para-surgical Techniques for Correction of Trichiasis and Entropion: Under-recognized Contribution of Ancient India

Ruby Kumar; Manoj Kumar.


Abstract
Despite the fact that India has a long tradition of ophthalmic surgeries, her contribution in the field remains largely unrecognized by the world. Sushruta (1000-800 BC), the father of Indian surgery, lived much before Hippocrates (460-370 BC) and Galen (129-216 AD), and described various ophthalmic surgeries, including surgeries for trichiasis, distichiasis, and entropion, in his treatise Sushruta Samhita. Sushruta and subsequent authorities on the subject also advocated para-surgical procedures such as chemical and heat cautery apart from surgeries. Their surgical techniques were practised all over India for more than 3000 years. It is very likely that their surgical knowledge spread even beyond the boundaries of the Indian subcontinent and benefited the world at large including the Arab and Europe. Here we describe the techniques of surgical and para-surgical procedures for trichiasis, distichiasis, and entropion practiced in India until recent past before it was replaced by modern procedures at large.

Key words: Agni Karma ; Entropion; Kshara Karma; Pakshamakopa; Sushruta; Trichiasis


 
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Kumar R, Kumar M. Surgical and Para-surgical Techniques for Correction of Trichiasis and Entropion: Under-recognized Contribution of Ancient India. J Res Educ Indian Med . 2017; 23(3-4): 109-112. doi:10.5455/JREIM.82-1504368444


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Kumar R, Kumar M. Surgical and Para-surgical Techniques for Correction of Trichiasis and Entropion: Under-recognized Contribution of Ancient India. https://www.jreim-ayushjournal.com/?mno=276890 [Access: March 10, 2024]. doi:10.5455/JREIM.82-1504368444


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Kumar R, Kumar M. Surgical and Para-surgical Techniques for Correction of Trichiasis and Entropion: Under-recognized Contribution of Ancient India. J Res Educ Indian Med . 2017; 23(3-4): 109-112. doi:10.5455/JREIM.82-1504368444



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Kumar R, Kumar M. Surgical and Para-surgical Techniques for Correction of Trichiasis and Entropion: Under-recognized Contribution of Ancient India. J Res Educ Indian Med . (2017), [cited March 10, 2024]; 23(3-4): 109-112. doi:10.5455/JREIM.82-1504368444



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Kumar, R. & Kumar, . M. (2017) Surgical and Para-surgical Techniques for Correction of Trichiasis and Entropion: Under-recognized Contribution of Ancient India. J Res Educ Indian Med , 23 (3-4), 109-112. doi:10.5455/JREIM.82-1504368444



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Kumar, Ruby, and Manoj Kumar. 2017. Surgical and Para-surgical Techniques for Correction of Trichiasis and Entropion: Under-recognized Contribution of Ancient India. Journal of Research and Education in Indian Medicine, 23 (3-4), 109-112. doi:10.5455/JREIM.82-1504368444



Chicago Style

Kumar, Ruby, and Manoj Kumar. "Surgical and Para-surgical Techniques for Correction of Trichiasis and Entropion: Under-recognized Contribution of Ancient India." Journal of Research and Education in Indian Medicine 23 (2017), 109-112. doi:10.5455/JREIM.82-1504368444



MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Kumar, Ruby, and Manoj Kumar. "Surgical and Para-surgical Techniques for Correction of Trichiasis and Entropion: Under-recognized Contribution of Ancient India." Journal of Research and Education in Indian Medicine 23.3-4 (2017), 109-112. Print. doi:10.5455/JREIM.82-1504368444



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Kumar, R. & Kumar, . M. (2017) Surgical and Para-surgical Techniques for Correction of Trichiasis and Entropion: Under-recognized Contribution of Ancient India. Journal of Research and Education in Indian Medicine, 23 (3-4), 109-112. doi:10.5455/JREIM.82-1504368444