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<article xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" dtd-version="1.0" article-type="healthcare" lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">IJCRR</journal-id><journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">I Journ Cur Res Re</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title>International Journal of Current Research and Review</journal-title><abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="pubmed">I Journ Cur Res Re</abbrev-journal-title></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">2231-2196</issn><issn pub-type="opub">0975-5241</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Radiance Research Academy</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">3849</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi"/><article-id pub-id-type="doi-url"> http://dx.doi.org/10.31782/IJCRR.2021.131237</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Healthcare</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>An Ayurvedic Protocol to Manage Myopia in a 6-Year-Old Child: A Case Report&#13;
</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Parameswaran</surname><given-names>Sreekanth Nelliakkattu</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Mishra</surname><given-names>Ratna Prava</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Mund</surname><given-names>Jaya Sankar</given-names></name></contrib></contrib-group><pub-date pub-type="ppub"><day>22</day><month>06</month><year>2021</year></pub-date><volume>2)</volume><issue/><fpage>197</fpage><lpage>201</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 2009</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2009</copyright-year><license license-type="open-access" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"><license-p>This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.</license-p></license></permissions><abstract><p>Introduction: Myopia is a leading cause of visual impairment in children, especially schoolchildren. Prescription of spectacles is the sought-after modality of managing myopia. However, these neither correct nor prevent the progression of the refractive error. The cardinal symptom of myopia, the inability to see distant objects, may be compared with Timira (blurring of vision) in Ayurveda. Case Report: A 6-year-old boy with the blurring of vision that was more in his right eye (OD) and who was previously diagnosed with myopia is presented here. He underwent a specially-tailored Ayurvedic treatment protocol comprising of oral medicines, Netra Kriyakalpa (local ocular therapeutics), and treatments for the head. Results: Visual acuity improved to LogMAR 1.301 in the right eye OD at discharge and was maintained at a subsequent follow-up. Conclusion: The main challenge was maintaining and improving vision. The results indicate the potential of Ayurvedic treatments to both manage myopia and to maintain, and improve in some cases, vision in children&#13;
</p></abstract><kwd-group><kwd>Alternative methods</kwd><kwd> Ayurveda</kwd><kwd> Case Report</kwd><kwd> Kriyakalpa</kwd><kwd> Refractive error</kwd><kwd> Timira</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front></article>
