Sharma Hari S, Sharma Hiroe I, Sharma Hemadri A
Ex. Director, National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur, Rajasthan and Ex. Dean cum Hospital Superintendent, Institute for Post Graduate Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar, Gujarat, India.
Ayu. 2012 Apr;33(2):167-73. doi: 10.4103/0974-8520.105232.
In the history of Ayurveda, Sushruta stands before Caraka. He practically applied Vaidika culture for treatment. His treatise translated into nine foreign languages apart from various Indian languages like Hindi, Bengali, Malayalam, etc., Sushruta is the most celebrated physician and surgeon in India. Though he practiced during the 5th century BC, many of his contributions to medicine and surgery preceded similar discoveries in the western world. Sushruta devotes a complete volume of his experiences to ophthalmologic diseases. In the Uttara Tantram, Sushruta enumerates a sophisticated classification of eye diseases complete with signs, symptoms, prognosis, and medical/surgical interventions. In particular, Sushruta describes what may have been the first extracapsular cataract surgery using a sharply pointed instrument with a handle fashioned into a trough. His ability to manage many common eye conditions of the time with limited diagnostic aids is a testament to his virtuosity.
在阿育吠陀医学史上，苏什鲁塔早于阇罗迦。他将吠陀文化实际应用于治疗。他的论著除了被翻译成印地语、孟加拉语、马拉雅拉姆语等各种印度语言外，还被翻译成九种外语，苏什鲁塔是印度最著名的内科医生和外科医生。尽管他生活在公元前5世纪，但他在医学和外科方面的许多贡献都早于西方世界的类似发现。苏什鲁塔用一整卷篇幅记录了他在眼科疾病方面的经验。在《优陀那坦陀罗》中，苏什鲁塔详细列举了眼部疾病的分类，包括体征、症状、预后以及药物/手术干预。特别是，苏什鲁塔描述了可能是最早的囊外白内障手术，使用的是一种尖端尖锐、手柄制成槽状的器械。他在诊断辅助手段有限的情况下处理当时许多常见眼部疾病的能力证明了他的精湛技艺。
