Abstract

A CONCEPTUAL REVIEW OF LITERATURE OF ARMA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO PTERYGIUM

Dr. Sagar Babasaheb Ghalme*, Dr. Ankush Dattatraya Khedkar, Dr. Sheikh Mosin Sheikh Dilavar, Dr. Joshi Mahesh Shankar and Dr. Abdul Shakur Yakub Dafedar Shaikh

ABSTRACT

Every person should try to protect his eyes always through his life, because the world is useless and the day is as good as night for persons who are blind, though they might possess plenty of wealth. Eye is called light of the body, pearl of the face, window of the soul and mirror of the mind. From any angle eyes are precious possession of man. Shalakyatantra is one among ashtangaayurvedas which deals with the diseases that occurs in the head and neck. Arma is the vridhiyukthashuklagatharoga, described in classical texts of Ayurveda. Clinical features of Arma are mamsankuravrudhi originating from kaninikasandhi, apangasandhi or from both sandhis towards the drishtimandala causing loss of vision. Arma can be compared to “Perygium”, which is characterized by triangular fold of conjunctiva, encroaching the cornea, in the horizontal meridian, in the palpebral fissure either from the nasal side or from temporal side or from both the sides. Even with notable advancement in the field of medical science many ocular problems left out without any hopes of remedy. Under such circumstances research in allied medical science is desired to aim at prevention, maintenance and curative aspect of eye management. The progressive pterygium causes many complications like, it invades the pupillary margin causing visual disturbances, if inflamed becomes painful, encystment at medial end, it acts like check ligament and cause diplopia, cosmetically disfiguring can cause corneal curvature astigmatism. Basically treatment of pterygium is surgical. But medical management can be tried in cases where the pterygium is early small or inactive with minimal vascularization. These have only evoked passing interest in the treatment of pterygium. There are no proper effective medicaments and surgery is the only line of treatment according to modern science. Recurrence is not uncommon.

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