A REVIEW ON THERAPEUTIC POTENTIAL OF MEDICINAL PLANTS USED IN TREATMENT OF OCULAR DISEASES
Dr. Vimal Prasad Patidar
ABSTRACT
There are many pathological conditions which can affects health of eye due to the pollution, stress, nutritional deficiency and allergic conditions, etc. Glaucoma, uveitis, squint cataract, dry eye and conjunctivitis, etc. are common diseases of eye Due to side effects of allopathic drugs, now a day’s huge numbers of herbal drugs are used for treatment of ocular diseases. In recent years, there have been many epidemiological and clinical studies that have demonstrated the beneficial effects of plant-derived compounds. Studies in cell cultures and animal models showed promising results for their uses in eye diseases. While there are many apparent significant correlations, further investigation is needed to uncover the mechanistic pathways of these botanical compounds in order to reach widespread pharmaceutical use and provide non-invasive alternatives for prevention and treatments of the major eye diseases. This review briefly explains the about ocular diseases, phytochemicals & medicinal plants to treat ocular diseases.
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