A REVIEW ARTICLE ON ARMA IN SHALAKYA TANTRA WITH CORELATION TO PTERYGIUM
Dr. Abhishek Kangoo* (BAMS), Dr. Shipra Sharma (BAMS) and Prof. Dr. Sukh Dev (BAMS, MS)
ABSTRACT
Arma is a mamsal vruddhi (fleshy growth) that may originate from the inner or outer canthus (Kaneenika or Apanga Sandhi), and move toward the cornea (Krishna Mandal). In Ayurveda Arma is described under Shuklagata netra roga. Taking the modern aspect in view it is compared to Pterygium which is defined as wing-shaped fold of fibrovascular tissue arising from the inner palpebral conjunctiva and extending on to the cornea usually nasal in location. Treatment is based more on patient symptoms than corneal appearance. Review of Ayurvedic Literature and their corresponding commentaries have undergone in-depth. Peer-reviewed medical publications and textbooks of contemporary medical sciences have also been cited as sources for this topic.
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