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Ancient Egyptian medicine heavily featured ophthalmology, but procedures were noninvasive. Despite claims, evidence does not support cataract surgery or other invasive eye treatments in pharaonic Egypt.

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Area of Science:

Ancient Egyptian medicine
Ophthalmology

Background:

Ophthalmology was a prominent medical specialty in ancient Egypt, with more known specialists in this field than any other.
Egyptian medical practices in ophthalmology appear to have been exclusively noninvasive.

Observation:

Claims suggest cataract surgery was performed in pharaonic Egypt.
A thorough examination of original Egyptian medical sources was conducted.

Findings:

The analysis of original sources does not substantiate the claim of cataract surgery in ancient Egypt.
No evidence of cataract surgery or any invasive ophthalmologic procedures performed by pharaonic Egyptian specialists was found.

Implications:

This challenges historical assumptions about the scope of ancient Egyptian surgical capabilities.
Further research into Egyptian medical texts is needed to fully understand their ophthalmologic practices.