Ayurvedic intervention on Diabetes induced eye disease causing vision loss.

Phase 1/2

Recruiting

Conditions: Background retinopathy and retinalvascular changes, Diabetic patients with features of Diabetic Retinopathy ,

Brief Summary: Diabetic retinopathy is one of the leading cause of blindness globally.The treatment available like intravitreal VEGF,Laser photocogulation have limited role and can produce undesired effects.Therefore the treatment which lower the risk factors,minimize duration of treatment,cost effective,minimize the reoccurence etc are the need .The individual ingredients of Madhuyastyadi Guggulu have antidiabetic,antiinflammatory,antioxidant ,antineogenesis properties and hence may be effective in controlling Diabetic retinopathy and checking its progression.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria

Diabetic patients with TypeI or TypeII diabetes mellitus with 5 or more years duration.
Patients with features of diabetic retinopathy with diabetic macular oedema(without any high risk characteristics) on examination.

Exclusion Criteria

1.Patients with other type of vascular retinopathies like gestational diabetic retinopathy,hypertensive retinopathy etc.
2.If patient develops any complications to treatment.
3.Patients with intravitreal injection ,operation within 3 month duration of the first visit.
4.Patient not giving consent for study.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improvement of vision	0,1month,2month,3month,4month
Decrease in Diabetic Macular Oedema	0,1month,2month,3month,4month
Improvement in signs and symptoms of diabetic retinopathy	0,1month,2month,3month,4month

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Decrease in Diabetic Macular oedema	0,1month,2month,3month,4month,5and 6month follow up

Locations (1): S.S.L Hospital,I.M.S,B.H.U
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Varanasi, UTTAR PRADESH, India
S.S.L Hospital,I.M.S,B.H.U
🇮🇳Varanasi, UTTAR PRADESH, India
Dr Priyanka Joshi
Principal investigator
7388167881
joshipbhu@gmail.com