Abstract

*Dr. Bhuwal Ramlal Gupta and Dr. Nilakshi Shekhar Pradhan

ABSTRACT

Conjunctivitis is a common eye disease seen worldwide. It may be due to allergy, micro-organisms, infectious or due to any other inflammatory process affecting the ocular tissues. If not treated on time, infections can spread all over the eye, affecting also the adjacent eye at the same time and can reach its sporadic or epidemic phase. Complications such as corneal involvement, sight threatening, severe pain in and around the eyes, etc. can occur over a period of time. Physical examination reveals eyelids swelling, redness, itching, sticky discharge pseudo-membrane formation. Here, local conjunctival tissues get inflamed as well as secondary infections take place. The most common causative organisms are Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Haemophilus influenza, Nisseria meningitidis, Corynebacterium diptheriae. An ocular therapeutic called Bidalaka is the one which consists of applying medicated paste over the eyelids except eyelashes. Bidalaka is indicated in inflammatory conditions of the eyes. A 60 years old male patient diagnosed with bacterial conjunctivitis on clinical presentation was advised Bidalaka for five days using Yastimadhu, Haridra, Bilva, Manjistha powders. The signs & symptoms were reduced to mild degree but the disease did not subside completely. The result proved to be effective on the basis of clinical assessment.