ROLE OF VIDDHAKARMA IN THE MANAGEMENT OF VATAJA ABHISHANDYA (ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS)- A CASE REPORT

Human body is gifted with five sensory organs i.e Eyes, Nose, Ears, Tongue, and Skin, among which eyes are considered to be the most important one. In Ayurveda it is said by Acharya Sushruta that “Sarvendriyanam Nayanam Nradhanam” At present the world faces an enormous number of challenges when it comes to eyes. According to Acharya Sushruta often all types of eye diseases arise due to Abhishyanda. Vataja Abhishyanda is characterized by Toda (Pricking pain), Sangharsha (foreign body sensation),Achchasruta(watery discharge), Alpa Shopha (mild chemosis), Vishushka Bhava (feeling of dryness), Parushya (roughness),Shirobhatapa/shirshoola(headache) etc which are very similar to the most of signs and symptoms of the Allergic Conjunctivitis. So, Vataja Abhishyanda can be co-related with Allergic Conjunctivitis. Allergic conjunctivitis is the most common type of eye allergy and is widely experienced by global population.Among them allergic conjunctivitis is managed by ophthalmologists with the help of antihistamines, NSAIDs, corticosteroids etc. Whereas the same condition can be almost correlated with Vataja Abhishyanda in Ayurveda and its treatment is remarkable with less possibilities of recurrence.