AN AYURVEDIC APPROACH TO KERATOCONUS – A CASE REPORT

Authors

  • Sandhya Rani D Dept. of Shalakya Tantra, JSS Ayurveda Medical College, Mysuru-570028, Karnataka, INDIA
  • Mamatha K V

Abstract

Cornea is a transparent avascular watch- glass like structure which forms anterior 1/6 of the outer fibrous coat of the eyeball. It is the first and most important refractive media of the eye. About 75% of refraction is done by the cornea. Keratoconus is a disorder of the cornea where the normal curvature and thickness of the cornea is altered leading to blurred and distorted vision. In Ayurveda there is no direct reference for Keratoconus but based on the symptoms it can be correlated to VATAJA TIMIRA. As there is no effective treatment in the contemporary science, an effort has been made to find out most effective treatment in Ayurveda.

KEY WORDS: Cornea, Refractive media, Keratoconus, Vataja timira

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2020-06-04

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