EYE DISEASES:
Ophthalmia
Ophthalmia or inflammation of the eye is caused by dust, sun heat, cold wind, smoke, light, deterioration of health, etc. Measles, pox, gonorrhea, etc. can cause it.
Treatment:- Netrasani Ras and Maha Lakshmibilas with betel juice and honey. Externally apply Netrabindu, and use Maha Bhringaraj Taila for snuffling in the nose. Do not let the patient touch his inflamed eyes with his fingers. Soak a piece of cloth in raw saffron juice for keeping the eyes clean.
Diet:- Light and nourishing food. Fish and sweets are not good.
Cataract
Cataract or opaque lens of the eye is caused by light hitting the eye, other eye disease, diabetes, and old age. It may occur in one or both eyes.
Symptoms:- Dim vision, blindness.
Treatment:- Maha Trifaladya Ghrita with warm milk, Netrasani Ras with hot water, and Maha Lakshmibilas with betel leaf juice are to be taken; Brihat Chandroday Barti is to be put on the eye. Lotus honey is to be dropped into the eye. Vimseni lotus honey is the best medicine. Matured cataracts require operation.
Sty, Nictitation, Paralysis of Eye-lid
The first is a small, inflamed tumor on the lid, the second is involuntary frequent motion of the lid, and the third is paralysis of the eye-lid.
Treatment : Treatment is the same for all three. Netrasani Ras and Maha Lakshmibilas are to be taken, and Chandroday Barti or Brihat Chandroday Barti Paint should be applied to the eye. Netrabindu is also good.
Day Blindness. Night Blindness, Glucoma, Partial Blindness, Hemiopia, Weary Eyes, Short- Sightedness, Illusory Sight, Iritis,
Eye Boils and Pimples.
Treatment for these eye complaints is the same.
The names are explanatory of the complaint. Glaucoma is hazy or smoky sight. Hemiopia is seeing half an object. Iritis is inflammation of the iris (the colored portion of the eye). Short-sightedness is inability to see things at a distance. For all these complaints Netrasani Ras is an excellent medicine. It is very helpful in all eye troubles. Netrabindu is equally good for external application. It is a soothing, cooling, antiseptic preparation. The effectiveness of these two medicines is increased by the use of Brihat Chandroday Barti Anjan. Padmamadhu and Vimseni Padmamadhu are wonderful medicines. After recovery, Maha Trifaladya Ghrita with hot milk should be taken. It is good in all eye troubles. Three or four medicines may be used simultaneously for quicker and better results.
Diet for eye diseases: Shali rice, mugh lentils, kernel of the stem of banana plant, eggplant, memordica charntia, karala, tender portion of the rattan plant, green banana, trichosanthes dicica, potatoes, honey, milk, and ghee. These are the best foods, Fish, meat, and pungent foods are not allowed. Anger, grief and sexual intercourse should be avoided.