15Nov 2019

CRANIAL NERVES ASSOCIATED WITH EYES IN RELATION WITH AYURVEDIC CONCEPTS

  • PG Scholar, Department of Shalakya Tantra (ENT, Dentistry & Ophthalmology), Amrita School of Ayurveda, Amritapuri, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India
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There are mainly 6 Cranial nerves which contribute for the proper function of eyes, Both Sensory and motor functions. Motor activity affecting the direction of gaze, position of the eyelid and size of pupil are done by III, IV, and IV cranial nerves. Optic nerve is a sensory cranial nerve. The sensory functions of eyes are carried by Optic nerve. This article mainly deals with the anatomy, functions and Pathological conditions related with this6 cranial nerves in relation with eyes. Also there is a brief mentioning about Ayurveda correlations in respect to Cranial nerves


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[Anjali U (2019); CRANIAL NERVES ASSOCIATED WITH EYES IN RELATION WITH AYURVEDIC CONCEPTS Int. J. of Adv. Res. 7 (Nov). 289-296] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com


Anjali
PG Shalakya Tantra

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/10006      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/10006