Eye is very important sense organ,due to its multiple benefits to the body and keeping it healthy is most essential.

1. “Ayurvedic Management of common
Ophthalmic Manifestation”.
Dr. Shantala Priyadarshini.M.S(shky)M.A(San)
Professor, Dept of Shalakya
Government Ayurveda Medical College. Mysore
shantala301@gmail.com

2. •
180 M visual impairments
135M low vision
45M blind
5secs 1 person goes blind
1 minute a child goes blind
7m go blind each year.
18.7 M are blind.
14.7 M blind in rural
9.5 M- cataract
3 M- refractive error.
3.8 M- cataract yearly.
62% xerophthalmia.
314 M visually impaired globally

3. Common eye conditions
• Allergic conjunctivitis
• Conjunctivitis
• Ptygerium
• Stye
• Refractive errors
• CVS
• Cataract
• Eye trauma

4. Expect 2 - 5 % of all GP consultations to be eye related
• Infective Conjunctivitis 44%
• Allergic Conjunctivitis 15%
• Meibomian Cyst 8%
• Blepharitis 5%
• Cataract 4.8%
• Abraision/ F body 3%
• Glaucoma 2.3%
• Stye 2%
• Macular disease 1.1%
• Ant Uveitis 1.1%
• No abnormality 1.8%
• Other conditions 11.9%

5. Nidana parivarjanameva chikitsa
World Health Organization (WHO)& the International Agency
for Prevention of Blindness (IAPB)
National level initiate
State level
Regional level
Individual level

6. Quasar 3C279 Star dust
Total solar eclipse UFO
High intensity discharge xenon headlight
systems

7. Dust,mite,pollen,smoke
Preserved-packaged food
Compromised immunity
No dina-rtu charya followed
Pratishyaya-peensa-swasa
Divaswapna,ratrijagarana
Adyashana-ati-ambu-madya pana
Occupational causes

8. Pittaja abhisyandha- pittaja visarpavata
Instant relief from daha,toda,srava….
Nityavirechana if need be
Jalokacharana if not associated
with HIV

9. Kulatha –masha-amla –lavana ati
sevanat
Adyashanat –anasha
Viruddha ahara
Asatmya bhojana
Viroodhaka
Kshara-sheeta ati amra sevanat
Ati drava anna paanat
Guru –abhishandhi ahara

10. Tobacco-Alcohol Amblyopia
BAC –blood alcohol concentration 0.10-legal limit
Blurred vision,depth perception,night vision affected
Slurred speech,poor coordination, loss of balance, slowed thinking…
Early cataract,glaucoma.ARMD,congestion…..

11. oMiners nystagmus
oHorologist
oScientist
oOne exposed to smoke,dust,fumes,U V rays

12. Educate –prevent CVS

13. Blindness- industrialized countries.
Risk factors are age, race, smoking, a family history of the condition, hypertension,
high cholesterol, high fat intake and high body mass index.
18 million blind bilateral cataract globally

14. sneha
vamana
virechana
Rakta
mokshana
Akshi rogi
Basti
Aksi rogi
 Andhya
Adimantha
Netra sthambha
NimeshaVayu
Head
S. CHI-39 31
Yana yana
Indriya vibrama

15. Age related macular degeneration - the macular
area and fovea become compromised due to the
pigment epithelium behind the retina degenerating
and forming white spots

17. Chakrdatta –palming after food
Splashing sukooshna water on closed eyes
Suryopasana –namskara –looking at mild sunlight
Star -moon gazing
Candle concentration
Jyothi trataka
Nasgra trataka
Dhyana
pranayama

18. Avoid irregularities in sleeping –eating patterns
Give up all addictions
Never control natural urges
Include: mangoes, pomegranates,grapes,takra,bittegourd,amla,
Shigru, shali,yusha, dugda, dhanwaamamsa,snakegourd, til oil
Try and avoid sleeping in day time
Prefer to eat all 6tastes daily
Keep well nourished but not over nourished
Enhance your immunity by adopting sadvrtha
Fear, anger, etc to be overcome.

19. Preventable blindness
Vitamin rich food,supplements.Proper absorption

20. Of the 45 million people
worldwide who are blind,
around 1.4 million are children
under 16. The vast majority of
childhood blindness happens
before the age of five - a period
when 75 per cent of learning is
through sight

21. Rat race
Living their parent’s dreams
Un supervised reading. eating, life style
Excessive fat foods, pizza, cokes….chips
Preserved –packaged food
Computer ,video games, television….

22. Increased bread-cereals
Fast food,fried –packaged food
All netra roga nidanas
Life style modifications
Familial tendency
Increased stress levels