Effect of Bahiranga Trataka Kriya and Bates eye exercise on Refractive Error in patients with myopia – A Randomized Clinical Trial

In 2010, 1.45 billion people, or 27% of the world’s population, had myopia, which is defined as having a myopia of more than or equal to 0.50 D. Myopia is the most common cause of distance refractive error globally. India is the second-most populous nation in the world, with 492 million people, or about 41% of its total population, under the age of 18. The issues faced by this youthful generation must be promptly addressed because they are a valuable resource for the growth of the country. The human eye collects light rays as they pass through the retina and converts them into an image. However, in myopia, light rays fall in front of the retina, creating visual blurring. One of the three often seen refractive defects, along with hypermetropia (long-sightedness) and astigmatism, is myopia, also known as near-sightedness or short-sightedness When the light rays entering the eye are improperly focused onto the retina, refractive errors arise. When a person has myopia, light rays entering the eye fall in front of the retina, making distant objects look blurry while near items can be 6 seen clearly. Currently available treatments for decreasing the growth of myopia include spectacle lenses, contact lenses, and pharmacological medications. pharmacological agents Recent well-designed studies using 0.5% atropine, a non-selective muscarinic antagonist, with multi-focal glasses (0.41 D) compared to multi-focal glasses alone (1.19 D) or SVLs alone (1.40 D), demonstrated statistically and clinically significant reductions in the progression of myopia. drastically reduces.Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) a range of several medical and health care systems includes Ayurveda, which has roots in ancient India more than 5,000 years, emphasises a specific treatment based on each patient’s circumstances. It involves therapies such as yoga, meditation, naturopathy, massage, nutrition, and herbal remedies, use extremely small amounts of a drug that induces symptoms in order to activate the body’s natural healing process. Trataka, which means "to look at or gaze," is a preparatory practise for meditation that entails fixating on a single point, such as a small item, a black dot, or a candle flame. The Bates method, established by New York ophthalmologist William Horatio Bates (1860-1931), is one of the most extensively utilised eye exercises for alternative therapies. According to Dr William Bates, the most crucial aspect in getting optimal visual acuity at varied distances is to achieve a state of complete relaxation. Proper eye motions allow patients’ eyes to rest, moisturise, and massage. Palming, visualisation, movement (or ‘shifting’, and sunbathing are all part of the Bates method). Previous research has found that combining yoga practises(Near and far focusing with Kapalbhati), with other eye relaxing techniques can improve visual acuity. Therefore it is necessary to conduct a study so that the research gap can be fullfilled.

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