Optical Coherence Tomography and its application in prognosis of disease through ayurveda.

Abstract

A review of OCT as diagnostic tool and its application in ayurved. Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is one of the elite diagnostic measures in modern science which not only helps in diagnosing diseases but also in establishing relation between modern science and ancient science. OCT is usually used in diagnosing and managing diseases like Diabetic Macular Edema (DME), Myopia, Diabetic Retinopathy (DR), Central Serous Retinopathy (CSR), Glaucoma, etc. Depending on the disease condition; result of OCT can be co-related with modern aspect as well as ancient aspect. The primary objective of this literary review is concerned with gunas of vataj, pittaj, kaphaj dosha with clinical findings as seen in OCT. Ayurvedic classics state that guna of vata, guna of pitta, guna of pitta, guna of kapha are evident in shrotas and shrotojanya vyadhi. In the present era changes in lifestyle, food habits, uninhibited use of steroids had led to disorders of retina which is visible as changes in normative findings of OCT. Therefore, a proper understanding of doshas and its guna will help in decoding the findings of OCT with ayurvedic perspective.