Abstract

Dr. Vandita Shukla*, Dr. Nagendra Thakre, Dr. Megha Agrawal and Dr. Ankita Agrawal

ABSTRACT

It is a type of inflammatory disease usually seen up to the age of 1year, i.e. Ksheerapa Avastha as described by Acharya Kashyap in the pretext of Vayavargikaran Adhyaya. It is caused due to vitiated breast milk as per Sushruta and Kashyapa but Vagbhatta mentioned that it arises during the phase of dentition. Madhav Nidana, Yogaratnakara, Ravanakrita Kumar Tantra had considered it as Ksheer Dosha Janya Vyadhi. Sushruta mentioned it due to Stanyaprakopa including Vata, Pitta, Kapha, Rakta Dushti. Harita mentioned that due to intake of Kshara Dugdha, Netra Roga occurs. In modern, Kukunaka is co-related with Ophthalmia Neonatorum which is also called as Neonatal Conjunctivitis. It usually affects new born babies following birth. Typically due to neonatal bacterial infection, Neisseria gonorrhea or Chlamydia trachomatis this disease may occur during vaginal delivery from exposure to these bacteria from the birth canal. Symptoms includes pain and tenderness in eyeball, purulent, mucoid or mucopurulent conjunctival discharge, conjunctival hypaemia and chemosis.