Abstract

CONCEPT & PHYSIOLOGY OF VISION- AN AYURVEDIC REVIEW

*Dr. Garima Gupta, Dr. Anil Kumar and Dr. Rajendra Kumar Soni

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Abstract

Vision is the special sense of sight that is based on the transduction of light stimuli received through the eyes. It is a complex function of the two eyes and their central connections. The main mechanisms involved in physiology of vision are: Phototransduction; Processing and transmission of visual sensation; and Visual perception. In Ayurveda, Physiology of vision based on the normal functioning of Doshas. Philosophical textbook of Ayurveda; Tarka Sangraha and Charaka Samhita gives an idea of certain basic concepts of visual process. Step by step critical analysis of the basic concepts of the visual process generate an idea regarding the eye physiology and its clinical importance in different eye diseases on the grounds of Ayurveda.

Keywords: Eye physiology, Ayurveda, Visual process.