Eye Strain / Cataract
Eye & ENT
Pitta and vata aggravation in netra channels causing vision loss and eye disease.
Affects millions globally · Eye & ENT condition · Ashtanga Hridayam
Root dosha
Pitta-Vata
Why lifestyle matters
Root causes: (1) Excess pitta from spicy foods, sun exposure and screen use (2) Vata drying eye channels from cold, wind and excessive reading (3) Suppression of natural tear reflex (asru vega)
Daily habits
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Daily Practice 1
Daily Triphala eye wash — most important preventive for all eye diseases
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Daily Practice 2
20-20-20 rule: every 20 min, look 20 feet away for 20 seconds
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Daily Practice 3
Apply ghee or Yastimadhu ghrita to eyes before bed — dryness prevention
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Daily Practice 4
Netra Tarpana (eye ghee pool) monthly — deepest eye nourishment
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Daily Practice 5
Anjana (collyrium) every evening — daily eye care per Ashtanga Hridaya