SCOPE OF AYURVEDA IN PREVENTIVE ASPECTS OF NETRA ROGAS

Abstract

Acharyas says that “Sarvendriyaanam Nayanam Pradhanam” among all the sense organs, the eyes are the most important. The eyes help us visualize objects and also help us with light, colour and depth perception. Eyes pro-vide us with direction and guide most of our actions. Factors like too much screen time, nutritional deficiency, not getting enough sleep, not wearing sunglasses, staying dehydrated, rubbing your eyes, drinking, and smoking affect vision. One out of every three people in India is blind. Over 15million people are blind in India. The lead-ing causes of vision impairment and blindness are refractive errors, cataracts, ARMD, glaucoma, diabetic reti-nopathy, hypertensive retinopathy, and retinal detachments. Vision impairment severely impacts the quality of life in all age groups. Young and school-going children experience lower levels of educational achievement, while adults have lower employment rates. In the case of older, visual impairment can contribute to social isola-tion, difficulty in walking, and a high risk of falls and fractures. To prevent all these effects, Ayurveda is the on-ly choice. The primary aim of Ayurveda is the prevention of disease and the promotion of positive health. Ac-cording to Ayurveda, to maintain a healthy and disease-free life, one should follow a dinacharya. So, the purpose of this article is to enlighten the scope of Ayurveda in the prevention of Netra rogas explained, especially in the form of dinacharya related to netra, pasta and apathy Sahara and vihara, eye exercise, rasayana therapy and the importance of virechana in neutral rogas.