AYURVEDA AND OCULAR MANIFESTATIONS IN AIDS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO POSTERIOR OUTER RETINAL NECROSIS
Journal Title: Journal of Biological and Scientific Opinion - Year 2015, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
Ayurveda, said to be the ‘Science of life and longevity’, is the most holistic or comprehensive medical system from India. It has attributed preventive as well as curative aspects in various disorders. It not only aims in healing, but also comprises of basic measures necessary to maintain a healthy living. It consists of eight branches, out of which Shalakya Tantra is that branch, which deals with all the normal and abnormal conditions of the parts lying above the clavicle i.e. Jathru Urdvagatha Bhagas, especially the sense organs. One sub division of this branch deals only with the ’Eye’ starting from its development, affection and various therapeutic measures adopted for alleviating their pathological conditions. Posterior Outer Retinal Necrosis (PORN) is a variant of necrotizing herpetic retinopathy seen in AIDS patients. The patients will loss his vision due to HIV Virus. So the article says about the how to analysis the symptoms of PORN under Ayurveda and its management due to which the vision will be protected.
Authors and Affiliations
Ashwini B. N, Sivabalaji K. , James Chacko
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