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Volume 8, Issue 10 (Suppl)
J Diabetes Metab
ISSN: 2155-6156 JDM, an open access journal
Herbal Diabetes 2017
November 02-04, 2017
November 02-04, 2017 Bangkok, Thailand
23
rd
International Conference on
Herbal and Alternative Remedies for
Diabetes and Endocrine Disorders
Ayurvedic management of diabetic retinopathy: A case report
P T P Adithya Babu
VPSV Ayurveda College, India
D
iabetic retinopathy is the most common cause of legal blindness between the ages of 20 and 65 years. It is more common in
type-1 diabetes. The major risk factors are duration of diabetes mellitus, poor metabolic control, pregnancy, hypertension,
nephropathy and other factors such as smoking, obesity, hyperlipidemia, etc. Microangiopathy primarily affecting the pre-
capillary arterioles and post capillary venules are the most prominent pathological changes. It also exhibits the features of
micro-vascular occlusion and leakage. Three stages of the disease are identified. They are background retinopathy, proliferative
and pre-proliferative stages. From the Ayurvedic perspective, the condition is to be discussed under the concept Timira-
Kacha-Linganasa (a group of diseases, causing progressive loss of vision) involved
Dosha
being categorized as per the clinical
presentation, the major changes being the
Sroto Dushti
(deterioration of vessels). Here the case of 72-year-old man is discussed,
presented with features of proliferative diabetic retinopathy and he has positively responded to the proposed Ayurvedic
management.
Biography
P T P Adithya Babu is presently working as an Associate Professor at the Department of Salakya Tantra, Ayurveda College, Kottakkal. He is a well-known
practitioner in Ayurvedic Ophthalmology. He has presented papers in various national and international seminars. He also has tremendous clinical experience
in treating major ophthalmic conditions through the Ayurvedic approach. His current research focuses on diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and dry eye syndrome.
adithdr@gmail.comP T P Adithya Babu, J Diabetes Metab 2017, 8:10 (Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2155-6156-C1-072