AYURVEDIC APPROACH IN THE MANAGEMENT OF SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HAEMORRHAGE WITH RESPECT TO ARJUNA: A CASE STUDY

Redness of the eye is a common symptom that draws patients to OPD. Subconjunctival haemorrhage is a symptomless condition, but the redness of the eyes grabs society's attention. The condition can be compared with Arjuna, a suklagata roga (conditions affecting the sclera and conjunctiva). A female teenager presented with the complaint of redness of the left eye with features of inflammation of the conjunctiva, and no other systemic findings were observed. The patient was treated in Shalakya tantra OPD with a single procedure of aschotana (instillation) using medicines told in Arjuna chikitsa in Ashtanga Hridaya. Internal medication was prescribed by focusing on the inflammation of the conjunctiva. The haemorrhage was easily absorbed within five days. All symptoms were reduced, and the patient was satisfied. Thus, subconjunctival haemorrhage can be managed easily with respect to Arjuna using simple OPD medicines and procedures. Conjunctiva is a translucent membrane which lines the posterior surface of eyelids and the anterior aspect of the cornea where subconjunctival haemorrhage as small petechial haemorrhage to an extensive one spreading under the whole of the bulbar conjunctiva occurs. Even though hypertension is the major risk factor, there are so many causative factors which contribute to haemorrhage.