Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c6.s2.t3.65
Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c6.s2.t3.65
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From the contents of the doctor Nagarjuna’s works in Chinese, it is apparent that the ancient Indian ophthalmology influenced Chinese ophthalmology in various ways eg etiological, morphological, as well as related to classification of eye diseases. This suggests the prominent position Nagarjuna enjoyed in medieval Chinese medicine and his contribution to the historical evolution of ophthalmology in India as well as in China.