A Case Report on Recurrent Ischemic stroke Induced Blindness w.s.r. to Linganasha

Abstract

Strokes have a high chance of developing vision related problems. Mostly it leads to cortical blindness due to blocked blood flow to the occipital lobe, leading to vision loss without any inherent eye problem or ischemic optic neuropathy from lack of blood to the optic nerve. As per Sushruta Acharya, this can be co-related with Chaturtha Patalagata Dosha. In which Dosha obstructs the normal visual pathway and causes Linganasha. Linga means the power of eye i.e., Visualization function. It gets hampered in Linganasha. Clinical Case: A 62-year-old male has suffered from the recurrent ischemic stroke with bilateral PCA territory infarct f/b which he has developed significant vision loss and Cortical blindness along with the Hypertension. He has the history of uncontrolled type 2 DM since 7 years. Result: He took allopathy treatment for a year for the same but no improvement in vision happened. After 5 months of the Ayurvedic treatment he can able to recognize faces from the 4m distance also he can perform all his routine activity by his own. The patient was treated by Nasya, Tarpana, Shiropichu, Tikta Ksheer Basti was given along with the oral medications. Conclusion: Ayurved treatment may become very effective in the new cases of stroke induced blindness.