TY - JOUR AU - Tarun Kumar Dwibedi*, AU - Nibedita Panda, AU - Shashikala K, AU - Gururaj N, AU - Veerayya R Hiremath, PY - 2019/06/21 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - DIABETIC RETINOPATHY AND ITS INTERPRETATIONS THROUGH AYURVED JF - AYUSHDHARA JA - Ayushdhara VL - 6 IS - 2 SE - DO - UR - https://ayushdhara.in/index.php/ayushdhara/article/view/449 SP - 2113-2119 AB - <p><em>Chaksyu</em> is the <em>Pradhana-anga </em>that is affected in Diabetic retinopathy. So the <em>Netra Rakshana</em> is highly essential for the human being in Diabetic retinopathy. Now-a-Days Diabetic retinopathy is a major vision threatening factor. The prevalence rates are; Diabetic retinopathy (34.6%), Proliferative Diabetic retinopathy (7%), diabetic macular oedema (6.8%) and Vision threatening Diabetic retinopathy (10.2%). To treat the disease we need to know the level of impairment, the signs and its etiopathology. In Ayurved it is very important to know the <em>Samprapti</em> before treating the disease. Now-a-days <em>Pratyaksha gyana</em> plays a vital role to trace out the disease. Complain of the patient, sign and symptom of the disease along with the pathogenesis is necessary to diagnose and to treat the disease. The features occurs in the fundus in Diabetic retinopathy cannot visualize by <em>Pratyaksha</em>, explained in classical literatures. Many ophthalmic investigations, procedures have been developed so far like fundoscopy, OCT, B’scan, fluorescent test etc. to detect the pathology occurred in the fundus of Diabetic retinopathy eyes. So it is very important for all <em>Shalaki </em>is to correlate the disease, to derive a conclusion according to the Ayurvedic <em>Samprapti</em>/ pathogenesis and terminology described in classical literatures. By analyzing the <em>Samprapti</em> of the disease we can conclude that, the pathology occurred in fundus are most probably due to the <em>Dhatu-kshaya janya, Urdhwaga-raktapittaja, Mandagni janya </em>and <em>Avarana janya</em>. Diabetic retinopathy can be correlated with <em>Pramehaja Timira</em> and its treatment is the treatment of <em>Prameha</em> explained in classics having <em>Chakshushya </em>property.</p> ER -