Health Condition 1: H259- Unspecified age-related cataract
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Pathyadi varti: Local application of pathyadi varti from kaninika to apanga sandhi 60mgapprox. twice a day for 60 days.
Control Intervention1: Pathyadi varti along with phalatrikadi gh
Sponsors
All India Institute of Ayurveda
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Patients having signs and symptoms of immature senile cataract described as per ayurvedic and modern texts. 2)Patients having vision not less than 6/60.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patient not willing to participate in the clinical trial. 2. Patients having other systemic diseases or metabolic disorders such as hypertension, diabetic mellitus, thyroid, congenital cataract, diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration,retinitis pigmentosa and any other illness necessitating long term treatment or under any kind of immunosuppressive therapy. 3. Patient is under any kind of cataract-inducing medications like corticosteroids, phenothiazines and miotics etc. 4. History of any surgical intervention to the eye.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reduction in targeted symptom i.e. blurring of vision. Timepoint: 90 days | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reduction in associated symptoms i.e. glare, diplopia, headache, glare, difficulty in night vision/dim light. Timepoint: 90 days | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Manjusha Rajagopala
All India Institute of Ayurveda
Outcome results
None listed