A ROLE OF AYURVEDIC MANAEGEMENT IN BLEPHAROSPASM w.s.r. NIMESHA - A CASE STUDY

Abstract

Ayurveda can provide effective and harmless relief for certain diseases which sometimes can’t be cured with modern medicine. Nimesha is a condition, pertaining to Shalakya Tantra in which eye lids starts blinking involun- tary due to influence of Vata Dosha. In this condition patients can’t be able to focus things properly and having lots of discomfort. It can be correlated to blepharospasm i.e., an abnormal contraction of eye lid muscles, which is also refers to benign essential blepharospasm. It is thought to be rare, affecting about 16–133 cases per million. There is no cure for blepharospasm in modern practice. Generally, doctors inject botox injection into eyelid mus- cles which need to get injected in every 4-6 month, rather than permanent benefits it has lots of side effects like diplopia ectropion etc. Ayurveda can be useful in the treatment of blepharospasm and its complication that it is a Vataj Vyadhi all Vatashamak therapies could be effective for its treatment. A 61 years old male patient known case of bilateral blepharospasm was visited in OPD of Government Autonomous Dhanwantari Ayurveda Hospi- tal, Ujjain. He had complained of excessive blinking with tired eye muscles, heaviness around eyes, headache, anxiety and irritation etc. for 3 years. He was on regular allopathic medicine along with botox injection around each eye which is repeated in every 6 months, but after few shots of treatment pt. didn’t receive any benefits.Therefore, he came to us and after Ayurvedic treatment patient showed marked improvement in symptomatology, with limited abnormal eye lid movement and with negligible side effects. Here was 70% relief after Ayurvedic treatment. Keyword: Ayurveda, Nimesha, Blepharospasm, Botox