Abstract
Introduction: There are total seventy sixocular diseases described in Sushruta Samhita and 94 diseases in Astanga Sangrah & Astanga Hridya. This concept of classification of ocular disorders is well buttressed by classifying the disease as Sandhigata (Diseases affecting junctional areas of eye), Vartamagata (Diseases of eyelids), Shuklagata (Diseases of Sclera plus Conjunctiva), Krishnagata (Diseases of Cornea), Sarvagata (Diseases affecting all parts of Eye), Drishtigata (Diseases of Lens). Material and Methods: Extensive literary review of various text of Ayurveda in order to carve out a possible comparison of Ayurvedic Corneal Ophthalmological disorders with modern counterpart. Aims: To establish clinical correlation between diseases of Krishna mandala to disease of the cornea. Discussion: Classifications of corneal diseases in classical Ayurvedic texts are sequential and progressive in nature viz. one condition progress to the next corresponding stage. Acharya Sushruta described 4 types of diseases of cornea while Vagbhatta has enumerated 5 types. A conscious endeavor is made to correlate the Ayurvedic and modern corneal disorders in a complimentary manner. Conclusion: The congruent behavior of corneal disorders of Ayurved and modern is justified by the clinical symptomology, progression of the disease, prognostic reasons and relevant intervention. The integrated disease approach, treatment application and predicting prognosis will suffice the resultant outcome of the disease in a more favorable perspective which will herald a better approach in managing preventable corneal blindness.Â
Highlights
There are total seventy six ocular diseases described in Sushruta Samhita and 94 diseases in Astanga Sangrah & Astanga Hridya
Material and Methods: Extensive liter ar y r eview of various text of A yurveda e.g. Sushruta Samhita, Astanga Sangrah, Astanga Hridya, Sharangadhara Samhita and Yogratnakar was done in order to carve out a possible comparison of A yurvedic Corneal Ophthalmological disorders with modern counterpart
Savrana Shukra (Ulcerative Keratitis) [24] If Krishna mandala looks like that it is immersed in water, pierced by needle (Corneal ulcer), copious warm discharge from the eye associated with severe pain it is called Savrana Shukra
Summary
Eye is the most intricate structure in the body. Two eyes provides about half the total sensory inputs from the entire body into the brain [1]. The classification given in the Ayurvedic text is sequential and systematic as it encompasses the modern system of disease classification with its relevance guided on various structure of the eyeball. This concept of classification of ocular disorders is well buttressed by classifying the disease as Sandhigata [11] (Diseases affecting junctional areas of eye), V artamagata [12] (Diseases of eyelids), Shuklagata [13] (Diseases of Sclera plus Conjunctiva), Krishnagata [14] (Diseases of Cornea), Sarvagata [15] (Diseases affecting all parts of Eye), Drishtigata [16] (Diseases of Lens). Ocular traumatology chapter 19th [17]( Nayanabhighata) and Ocular therapeutics - Kriya Kalpa Vigyan [18] are the high points of Ayurvedic ophthalmology
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