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Chap. VIII. ] localities should be treated with excisions, are Śleshmo-panáha, Lagana, Visa-vartma, Krimi-granthi and Anjana — thus numbering five in all. The two kinds of eye-disease beginning with Sirá viz., Sirotpáta and Sirá-harsha, the two kinds of Akshi-páka attended or unattended with swelling, viz., Saśothâkshi-páka and Aśothákshi-páka, and Anyatováta, Puyálasa, Váta-viparyaya and the four types of Abhishyanda and the four types of Adhimantha should be treated with Venesection (Sirá-vyadhana). 5-6.

Eye-diseases— not to be operated:—Operations should not be resorted to in cases of Śushkákshi-páka, Kapha-Vidagdha-Drishti, Pitta-Vidagdha-Drishti, Amládhyushita-Drishti, Śukra-roga, Arjuna, Pishtaka, Aklinna-vartma, Dhuma-darśin, Śuktiká, Praklinna-vartma and Valása — thus making twelve in all. In the traumatic forms also of eye-disease surgical operations are not advised by experts. 7.

Names of curable and incurable eye-disease:—Palliative or temporary relief is all that can be offered in any of the six types of Kâcha described before, as well as in the affection known as Pakshma-kopa, if the patient retains the faculty of sight. Four of the Vâyu-origined, two of the Pittaja, one of the Kaphaja, four of the blood-origined and four of the types caused by the concerted action of the three Doshas, as well as the two traumatic forms of optical affections should be regarded as beyond all cure. 8-9,

Thus ends the eighth chapter of the Uttara-Tantra in the Sus'ruta Samhitá which deals with the classification of eye-diseases according to the different modes of treatment.