Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c6.s2.t2.42

v1.c6.s2.t2.42

Entry of Indian knowledge provided foundation for the establishment of ophthalmology as a separate discipline in Chinese medicine and remained a dominant element in its development for over a millennium, in its various aspects such as medical philosophy, etiology, nosology, diagnosis, treatment, medical writings and education. As to ophthalmic surgery the Indian imports remained the sole dominant factor till perhaps the entry of western surgery.