Ayurvedic Treatment For Eye Floaters

By Author: Matha Ayurveda Eye Hospital & Panchakarma Centre
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Simple eye floaters in a small level is harmless. It is seen in without any visual impairment or any other serious symptom, especially in senile people. But eye floaters are seen as a symptom in many other severe ophthalmic pathologies such as chorioretinopathy, macular edema, high myopia, retinal detachment, vitreous detachment, macular degeneration, etc. In hypertensive retinopathy and diabetic retinopathy also, patients may experience floaters. So, a differential diagnosis becomes absolutely necessary to proceed with treatment.

If analysed on the basis of ayurvedic principles, Vata has a predominant role in pathology. So, to normalize the function of Vata is the main aim of treatment. When coming to the treatment aspect, the disease is to be considered as two groups:
1. Simple harmless eye floaters
2. Floaters associated with other ocular pathologies.

The first group is comparatively easy to treat. Here, the treatment is focused on normalizing the functions of Vata. Sirodhara, Siro abhyanga, Netra tharpanam, etc. with selective medicines are the treatment procedures. Internal medicines are also necessary.

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... the second group, treatment is to be done very carefully. The treatment cannot be focused simply on “eye floaters”. The ocular pathology which leads to floaters is more important. So, the treatment may vary from one person to another, according to the clinical condition, existing ocular pathology and other systemic diseases (if any)