Who among the following is known as the father of Indian surgery and ophthalmology?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Sushruta
Sushruta, a physician of ancient India, wrote the Sushruta Samhita, the classic text of Indian surgery. It describes more than a hundred surgical instruments and many operations, among them the repair of the nose (an early form of plastic surgery) and couching, an operation for cataract of the eye. That is why he is called the father of Indian surgery and ophthalmology.