A REVIEW ON KUKUNAKA W.S.R OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM

Ankit Lakra*, Sarita Sandhu, Subhabrata Sarkar, Arun Kumar Pandey

ABSTRACT

Ophthalmia Neonatorum is a bilateral inflammation of conjunctiva occurring in an infant or less Than a month. In Ayurveda we can correlate it with kukunaka[1] Acharya Shushruta mentioned in this text kukunaka1 is caused due to vitiated breast milk where asAcharyaVagbhata[2] mentioned it is arise during dentations. according to Ayurveda kukunaka is a vartamgata vyadhi according Acharya Shushruta[3] the Vitiation of Dosha is Tridosha along with Rakta and according to Acharya kashyapa [4] only kapha with Rakta The common feature of Ophthalmia Neonatorum is purulent or mucoid or mucopurulent Conjunctival discharge swollen eyelids pain in eye lids chemosis of conjunctiva etc. in treatment protocol in Ayurveda our Acharya mentioned a line of management like Vartamprakshalan, Parisheka, Ashchotana, Shodhanakarma aand many more. Ayurveda mainly focused on two type of management Shamanachikitsa and shodhanachikitsa. In modern science there is also a protocol like topical antibiotics steroids and so many other type of medication are given to the patients. We correlate all the symptoms with protocol to treat the kukunaka as well as Ophthalmia Neonatorum.

Keywords: Kukunaka, Ophthalmia Neonatorum. Vartamprakshalan, Parisheka, Ashchotana, Shodhana, Vartamgata Vyadhi etc.