title: Extra-capsular cataract removal--not couching--pioneered by Sushruta.
authors.forename: Hemant
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mehta
mesh_terms: D002386:Cataract / Q000266:history*; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000266:history*; D002681:China; D049668:History, 15th Century; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000266:history*