Overview

Fluid builds up in the anterior part of your eye. This excess fluid leads to an increase in intraocular pressure over time, which damages your optic nerve. Glaucoma is of many types like Open-angle glaucoma, Closed-angle glaucoma, Normal-tension glaucoma, Congenital glaucoma, and pigmentary glaucoma.

Causes

Aqueous humor, fluid within the eye, nourishes the lens and cornea cells, maintaining pressure for good vision. The obstructed flow of aqueous humor can lead to glaucoma, affecting intraocular pressure. Glaucoma can be caused by various other factors, including 

• Family history

• Other associated diseases like systemic hypotension 

• Diabetes mellitus 

• Eye diseases 

• Burns

• Chemical injuries 

• Severe eye infections 

• Retinal diseases cause abnormal vessels on the iris.

Symptoms

Glaucoma initially appears asymptomatic but may progress to causing symptoms like 

• Peripheral vision loss 

• Loss of side vision 

• Glare or halos in bright light 

• Redness 

• Eye pain 

• Hazy eyes 

• Narrow vision

• Vision loss

Ayurvedic View

Adhimantha- this roga comes under sarvagata netra roga means disease affecting all part of eye. Here aggaravated dosha namely, vata, pitta, or kapha takes sthana (settles) in akshi (eye) causing teevra shoola (severe pain in eye). It's a disease that is difficult to manage when left untreated , leading to drushti nasha (loss of vision), this is glaucoma, which is next stage of abhishyandi (a disease where there is discharge from eyes). Ayurveda approach is to bring prakupita (aggaraated) dosha back to balanced state, prevent further complication occurring in this disease, maintain healthy visison in an individual by follow of ayurrvedic panchakarma treatment and treatment done for eye.

Ayurvedic Treatments

Tarpanam   Sekam   Vidalakam   Anjanam   Ashchothanam   Virechanam

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