Eye diseases in prehispanic Peru

Authors

  • Emiliano Paico-Vílchez Universidad Privada Antenor Orrego
  • Emiliano Paico-Zumaeta Universidad Privada Antenor Orrego

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20453/ah.v64i1.3908

Abstract

The authors, after scrutinizing in pre-Inca pottery and the chronicles of conquest, describe some of the eye diseases suffered by Peruvian Aboriginal people and how they cured them. They make it known that conjunctivitis was the most common condition and that blindness was the most severe. They believe that publicize these practices of pre-Hispanic Peru is a means of strengthening our national identity.

Published

2021-04-05

How to Cite

Paico-Vílchez, E., & Paico-Zumaeta, E. (2021). Eye diseases in prehispanic Peru. Acta Herediana, 64(1), 30–41. https://doi.org/10.20453/ah.v64i1.3908