Does it improve eyesight or reduce my power?

It addresses strain, dryness and fatigue. It does not change refractive error — your spectacle power is a matter of eye shape, and no therapy alters that.

What does it feel like?

Warm and heavy, and slightly odd for the first minute. You open and close the eye under the ghee while it is held there. It takes about half an hour for both eyes.

Can I go back to work afterwards?

Vision is a little filmy for an hour or so afterwards, so most patients book it late in the day rather than before a screen shift.

Ayurvedic treatment for eye strain and dry eyes in Chennai

Eyes that burn by evening after ten hours of screens.

What it looks like: Burning, gritty or heavy eyes by late afternoon; Blurring that comes and goes; Headache across the brow after screen work; Watering in wind or air conditioning; Difficulty with night driving.

The eye is regarded as a seat of Alochaka Pitta, and screen work in an air-conditioned room aggravates it in the two ways that matter: sustained heat and sustained dryness. The classical remedy is oleation held against the eye itself, which is a thing Ayurveda does and few other systems attempt.

Netra Tarpanam: a dough ring is built around each eye and warm medicated ghee is held inside it while you open and close the eye under it. Shiro Abhyangam is run alongside for the brow and temple ache, and Nasyam where headache accompanies it. Screen-distance, lighting and blink-rate guidance is part of the plan — it is a large part of why the complaint exists.

Typical course: A 3 to 7 day Netra Tarpanam course, repeated periodically.

When to see a doctor first, not us: Sudden vision loss, eye pain with redness and haloes around lights, flashes and floaters, or an injury to the eye — see an ophthalmologist urgently. Netra Tarpanam does not treat glaucoma, retinal disease or cataract.

Assessed at Sri Vinayaga Ayurvibe, a government-certified Ayurveda hospital at Nookampalayam, Perumbakkam, Chennai 600131 — reachable from Sholinganallur, Medavakkam, OMR, Velachery, Pallikaranai and Tambaram. Open every day, 10 AM to 8 PM.

Common questions

Does it improve eyesight or reduce my power?: It addresses strain, dryness and fatigue. It does not change refractive error — your spectacle power is a matter of eye shape, and no therapy alters that.
What does it feel like?: Warm and heavy, and slightly odd for the first minute. You open and close the eye under the ghee while it is held there. It takes about half an hour for both eyes.
Can I go back to work afterwards?: Vision is a little filmy for an hour or so afterwards, so most patients book it late in the day rather than before a screen shift.

Sri Vinayaga Ayurvibe — 12/597, Main Road, Nethaji Nagar Main Rd, Nookampalayam, Perumbakkam, Chennai 600131. Phone: +91 81229 39197.