Centre of Excellence for Ayurveda Ophthalmology

A national referral centre recognized as Centre of Excellence for Ayurveda Ophthalmology by Ministry of AYUSH, Govt. of India, with following prime objectives:

• Develop a good diagnostic centre on scientific lines in Netra Roga
• A documentation centre for standard treatment protocols, the effect of Ayurveda treatment in various eye disorders.
• Conduct training programmes, CME, ROTP of different duration and to start certification, diploma and PhD/M.S (Ayu.) programs relating to Netra Roga.
• Research on the Netra Roga related Kriya Kalpa procedures and their scientific standardization.
• Develop pharmacopoeia standards of Ayurvedic medicines used in Netra Roga at Sreedhareeyam like various types of Anjana, Ghrita, Bidalak, Pindi, Eye Drops and other Ayurvedic medicines used for internal use in eye disorders.

Following are the details of clinical research programs already completed and the ongoing projects:

Clinical research programs already completed

• Ayurvedic treatment protocol for Retinitis Pigmentosa – 50 subjects
• A single centre, open labelled, observational study of selected ayurvedic therapies in the management of non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy – 30 subjects.
• A single centre, observational trial to assess the efficacy of Ayurvedic therapy in treating and preventing further deterioration of vision in Progressive Myopia among children and Adolescents – 32 subjects

Ongoing projects

• A single centre, open labelled, observational study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Ayurvedic medical management in the condition of Keratoconus in 30 patients between the age group of 18 to 30 years.
• A single centre, open labelled, observational study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Ayurvedic medical management in the condition of age-related macular degeneration (AMD or ARMD) in 30 patients between the age group of 40 to 75 years.

In addition to Clinical research, the centre is also involved in the following activities: