Ayurvedic Management of Diabetic Retinopathy (Madhumehajanya Timira)

Abstract

Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) is one of the leading microvascular complications of Diabetes Mellitus, which can cause gradual vision loss and blindness if untreated. Modern medicine explains it as a microangiopathy involving retinal capillaries, whereas Ayurveda interprets such manifestations under Prameha, with complications affecting the Drishti (vision), often described as Timira in Drishtigata Roga. This case study presents the successful Ayurvedic management of a patient with moderate non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR) with an integrative approach using Shodhana (purification), Shamana (palliative therapy), Netra Tarpana, and Rasayana therapy