CORNEAL SCARRING AND ITS AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT – A SHORT REVIEW

Cornea is one of the most mysterious, delicate and complicated living structures in human body. Its optical clearness is important for normal vision. Due to various causes, cornea may lose its transparency and landed in to permanent whitish clouded corneal opacity / scar. This condition possibly leads to blindness in spite of all other structures of eye event are healthy. Hence all attempts should be done viz. Ahara (diet), Vihara (proper lifestyle) and Audshadhi (medicinal / surgical therapies) should be done to keep eyes healthy. Acharya Sushruta explained corneal scar as Avrana shukra in special classification of Krushnagat vyadhis which are explained in Uttar Tantra. Etiopathology and management of Avrana Shukra is is found mentioned in many other classical texts viz. Ashtang Hridaya, Yogaratnakar etc. Modern science has explained corneal opacity in detail. Ultimate treatment for corneal blind is keratoplasty. Medicinal or conservative therapy has very limited outcome in view of vision restoration. In present review we reviewed few Ayurveda classical texts, few past article and internet references to find current scenario of Corneal scarring. Here Ayurvedic management explained about Avrana shukra from different classical texts is summarized.