Ayurveda treatment and Eye exercises in Amblyopia

Eye exercises and Ayurveda treatment for lazy eyes. As an informative and knowledge material for basics of amblyopia and management. Definition, types of amblyopia are mentioned here.

1. Scope of Ayurvedic Management in Amblyopia- A Critical Review Presenter: Dr. Pratima Paudel PG Scholar Shalakya Tantra Department NIA, Jaipur Guidance: Prof. Shamsa Fiaz Professor & Head Shalakya Tantra Department NIA, Jaipur

2. Introduction to Amblyopia partial loss of sight in one or both eye for which no cause can be detected by physical examination of the eye. Types: Strabismic amblyopia Stimulus deprivation amblyopia Anisometropic amblyopia Isoametropic amblyopia Meridonal amblyopia

3. Diagnosing Amblyopia Squinting Head tilting Closing one eye Difference of 2 lines or more in Snellen’s Chart Marked Crowding of letters in a row Rule out other physical pathologies for visual defect

4. Management Early screening of vision Occlusion Therapy After ruling out other pathologies, treating cataract if any, and correcting refractive errors Full time occlusion or part time occlusion 2. Penalization of better eye using atropine 3. Pleoptic exercises, Laser stimulation of fovea 4. Surgical correction of strabismus

5. Ayurveda point of view Prathama Patalagata Timira प्रथमे   पटले   दोषो   यस्य   दृष्टौ   व्यवस्थितः   | अव्यक्तानि   स   रूपाणि   सर्वाण्येव   प्रपश्यति   || ( Su.U . 7/6-7) Vatika Timira तत्र   वातेन   रूपाणि   भ्रमन्तीव   स   पश्यति   | आविलान्यरुणाभानि   व्याविद्धानि   च   मानवः   || ( Su.U . 7/18-19) Management Nidana Parivarjana - use of the amblyopic eye Kriyakalpa , Medications etc.

6. Kriyakalpa procedures Netra Parisheka : with Baladi Ksheerapaka Aschyotana , Anjana Tarpana or Laghu Tarpana : with Ashwagandha Ghrita , Mahatriphala Ghrita Snehana Putapaka Nasya : Marsha or Pratimarsha with Bala Taila , Bhringaraj Taila , Ksheerabala Taila Murdhni Taila

7. Formulations Triphala kwatha soaked and prepared in iron vessel Saptamrita Lauha Amalaki Churna Ashwagandha, Shatavari , Bala Churna Jeevantyadi Ghrita , Patoladi Ghrita , Mahatriphala Ghrita , Triphala Ghrita Ksheerabala taila

8. Dinacharya Food Regime Yava Padabhyanga Mudga Shiropichu Shigru Padatradharana Saindhava Lavana Manidharana Jeevanti , Matsyakshi , Vastuka , Meghanada,Punarnava Shaka Padaprakshalana Madhu, Ghrita Anjana, Pratimarsha Nasya

9. Yogas , Mudra, Pranayama Sarvangasana , Halasana , Chakrasana , Padahastasana Mudras: Shambhavi mudra, Prana Mudra Pranayama: Anulomaviloma , Bhramari Trataka

10. Ayurveda has Answers

11. Results Prevention of Amblyopia: Dinacharya , Samskaras in pediatric age group like Surya darshana , Chandra darshana , Kridasthala etc Treating Amblyopia: Kriyakalpa procedures, formulations, Netra vyayama . These modalities work upon both the causes behind amblyopia: Stimulus deprivation: Stimulates the retinal photoreceptor cells and visual cortex Abnormal binocular interaction: correcting the vision bilaterally

12. Conclusion Ayurvedic modalities have immense scope for management of Amblyopia Need of the hour is to have belief in our science and implementation of the treatment principles into clinical practice.

13. Bibliography: Kanski’s Clinical Ophthalmology 9 th Edition Comprehensive Ophthalmology, A.K Khurana, 8 th Edition Sushruta Samhita Uttara Tantra General Ophthalmology, Lange,19 th edition Parson’s diseases of eye, 23 rd edition Textbook on Ocular Therapeutics Research articles on indexed journals

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