• Dr. MILINA R. MEHTA
• Dr. HET LADANI
• Prof. Vd. HEMANGI SHUKLA

Retina is a key bridge between the light that enters your eyes and the images you see. Special cells that are photoreceptor cells in retina react to light and pass signals to brain to see the object and to identify it. Retinitis pigmentosa is a genetic disorder that causes progressive vision loss throughout life, causing night blindness at first and eventually leading to total blindness. It is a primary pigmentary retinal dystrophy, which predominantly affecting the photoreceptor cells (rods more than cones) . It affects 1 person in 5000 of people. Night blindness, Dark adaptation, Central vision loss and Tubular vision are key features of it along with Attenuation of retinal blood vessels, Bony spicules and Pallor and waxy appearance of optic disc are key signs of it. In Ayurveda, symptoms of Retinitis pigmentosa are observed in KAPHAVIDAGDH DRISHTI, HRASVAJADYA and NAKULANDHYA mentioned by Acharya sushruta.

Retinitis pigmentosa, Ayurveda, Kaphavidagdh drishti, Hrasvajadya, Nakulandhya

"AN AYURVEDIC CONCEPT OF RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 3, page no.k241-k244, March-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2403A32.pdf

"AN AYURVEDIC CONCEPT OF RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 3, page no. ppk241-k244, March-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2403A32.pdf