Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c6.s2.t2.38

v1.c6.s2.t2.38

Ideas like classification based on anatomy of the eye involving basic principles of surgical interventions, eg removal of cataract opacities, polypus-like growths, cautery to stop the unwanted growth, epilation and tearing of the eyelid in the case of entropion and bloodletting to relieve the intra-ocular pressure in the case of glaucoma, as well as pharmaceutical prescriptions which are miotic/ mydriatic or germicidal in their application, agree basically with the modern understanding of the diseases and their treatment.