Abstract

UNDERSTANDING DIABETIC RETINOPATHY: A LIFE STYLE DISORDER, FROM AYURVEDIC PERSPECTIVE.

*Dr. Pratibha Upadhyay and Dr. Shamsa Fiaz

ABSTRACT

India is set to emerge as the diabetic capital of the world. According to the WHO, 31.7 million people were affected by diabetes mellitus (DM) in India in the year 2000. This figure is estimated to rise to 79.4 million by 2030, the largest number in any nation in the world1. DR is an ocular manifestation of the systemic disease which affects more than 70% of the patients having DR for 10 years or more. It is more common in type 1 diabetes than in type 2 and sight-threatening disease is present in up to 10%. Proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) affects 5– 10% of the diabetic population; type 1 diabetics are at particular risk with an incidence of about 60% after 30 years.2 each human being is unique as it can sustain to a large extent from the challenges of external hazards. Being the most developed in the revolutionary chain, human have best possible defense mechanism and adaptation power. But in the modern era, new life style made a drastic change in the normal well-being of human life and he is becoming more prone to the external hazards day by day. This in turn led to a tranquil life style with less usage of naturally available sources and activities. The sedentary life style, stress and strain made the human prone to many life style disorders including diabetic mellitus.

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