SHALAKYA TANTRA

Shalakyatantra is one of the eight branches of Ayurveda that includes the diseases of Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat and Orodental (urdhva jatrugata vikaaras).This department offers teaching and training modules in Ophthalmology, Oto-rhino laryngology and dentistry as well.

Moreover it deals with the treatment of Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat and Orodental by traditional systems like Kriyakalpas and different surgical methods.

Knowledge of Shalakya enables the students to be an expert in Shalakyatantra. It helps them to become excellent clinician, knowledgeable surgeons, good teachers & scientists with an investigative mind.
Our qualified teachers train the students to gain best judgment & clinical insight and skilled hands to perform good surgeries. To achieve this, we equip our students with sound knowledge of various aspects of Shalakyatantra.

Our department performs minor surgeries and para-surgical procedures in mini operation theatre. Minor surgeries include chedana karma, lekhana karma, bhedana, jalookavacharanam, siravedhan, kuttanam, prachanam. In the OPD section other procedures like anjanam, aschotanam, pari-shekam (Netra Dhavanum), karnapooranam, epilation, bidalak, etc. are performed.

In ENT section tuning fork test, wax removing, aural syringing, foreign body removation, etc. are carried out.

Varieties of clinical tests are executed in the OPD with the aid of instruments like ophthalmoscope, otoscope, tuning fork, slit lamp, bull’s lamp, and Torch test. Vision is examined with the help of Snellen’s, near vision chart, Ischihara Chart for color vision, Autorefraction, Retinoscopy, Tonometry, Keratometry, Sac syringing, A-scan, B-Scan, 4Dot test for general assessment of Squint, fluorescein test for assessment of Corneal abrasions, Rose Bengal Test, Schirmer Test for dry eye assessment. Dark room for refraction is set up in the hospital.

In the IPD section tarpanam, putapakam, nasyam, siropichu, sirobasti, sirodhara, karnadhupan, kavala, gandush, padabhyanga, pattabandhanam, etc. are performed as per the requirment.
Clinical training is regular and the department has records of successfully treating RP, Glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, Hypertensive retinopathy, sinusitis, myopia, headache, optic atrophy, nasal polyps, aural polyps, Hearing loss, etc.

The department has a collection of charts, models and specimens. The department has a research credit of chronic suppurative otitis media (poothikarna), Chronic Rhinitis, Viral Conjunctivitis, Pterygium, and Jaloka Avcharana in Anjannamika.