Concept of Urdhwaga Raktapitta in Ophthalmology
Sukhada Shripad Kulkarni , Manisha Pravin Pingale , Chandana A. Virkar , Sandeep W. Darunde
Corresponding Author : Sukhada Shripad Kulkarni
Email ID: dr.sukhadak@gmail.com
Submission: 08.07.2024 Acceptance: 22.07.2024 Publication: 28.08.2024
https://www.doi.org/10.63778/PDEASIJRAAS-ARJCPL/2024_83025
Abstract: Raktapitta , caused by vitiation & combination of pitta & rakta , is manifested as bleeding through all the external orifices of body. Urdhwaga especially netragata raktapitta is always taken as subconjunctival haemorrhage. But , in fact it is complex disorders associated with increased blood stasis & arteriosclerotic changes in ocular blood vessels. Retinal blood vessels , even among them, are more prone to such changes. Hence raktapitta can be corelated with retinopathies and diseases associated with vascular occlusive disorders.