CLINICAL STUDY ON THE EFFECT OF NASYA & ANJANA KARMA IN THE MANAGEMENT OF KĀCHA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO IMMATURE SENILE CATARACT
Journal Title: Journal of Biological and Scientific Opinion - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 4
Abstract
Third Patalagata Timira is known as Kācha which is characterized by gradual loss of vision and Rāgaprāpta Drishti. In cataract the crystalline lens become coloured due to opacifications and the main feature of immature cataract is gradual diminished vision. Hence 3rd Patalagata Timira can be correlated with the Immature Senile Cataract and it is the world’s leading cause of blindness affecting an estimated 20 million people; expected to increase to 50 million by the year 2020. Current study was carried out to evaluate the role of Navapatala Varti Anjana, Śatāvaryādi Chūrņa and Śrńgaverādi Nasya in the management of Kācha. Trial was conducted with 30 patients attending the Shalakya Department of NIA, Jaipur as per the exclusion and inclusion criteria. Assessments were done before (BT) and after (AT) completion of treatment and after the follow up (AF) period with SPSS 2016 and Microsoft Excel 2007. Perturbed vision, blurred distant vision and eye straining got highly significant results and very significant results in blurred near vision, diplopia. Statistically highly significant results were found in PSC & Nuclear types of cataracts and statistically significant in cortical type as compared to BT Vs. AT while PSC achieved highly significant results and other two types got significant results as compared to AT Vs. AF. Chakshushya, Shotahara, Lekhana properties of selected drugs positively affected to reduce the lens opacity and improve the vision. Immature cataract can be successfully and sustainably managed by the selected medicines.
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K G Surangi, Shamsa Fiaz
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