Dear Folks, Due to technical issues I could asscess the mail only today, and so sorry for the long delayed response.
Being a visually challenged ayurvedic Doctor I would like to share some points in [Salakya thantra] one of the eight limbs of Ayurveda dealing with ENT diseases by "Susruthacharya" THE FATHER OF SURGERY The signs and symptoms, prognosis, and treatment aspect of many ratinal diseases like colour blindness, day blindness, night blindness etc have been enshrimped in the classics and coming to the treatment aspect Achary narrates many of them are incurable but the scientific studies and clinical researches from the Department of Salakya thantra from Ayurvedic medical colleges reveals that various ayurvedic treatments like THARPANAM, DHARA, NASYAM ETC have been able to arrest progressive myopia, astigmatism, and the period of deteoration of degenerative eye diseases has been prolonged if treated properly from the initial stage,but not completely cured. But as you know the Indian system of medicine treats not just the disease but the diseased as a whole certainly it will enable one to eliminate his associated complaints and improve the general health and ultimately heals soul, mind and body. For further cories feel free to email to i...@jeevaniyam.com Or email to drreshmipra...@gmail.com Or contact me in my mobile no. 9961298312 9447639958 regards, Dr. Reshmi Pramod On 2/8/09, Subramani L <lsubram...@deccanherald.co.in> wrote: > Having responded to this mail some days back, I had a second thought. > Yes, RP has no known cure; yes many of us (more so our parents and > family) search desperately for a cure that doesn't exist, but my dear > friends, please don't under-estimate the power of self belief and the > urge to see again. I am saying this because some of you have mentioned > (it's hard to say in what context) that people feel healed because of > their "belief". Though most alternative therapists do nothing more than > giving false hopes, it is our responsibility to choose a credible system > of medicine (mostly traditional) and work with it. I am sure your belief > and positive thoughts and suggestions would provide you the cure you are > seeking for. Don't under-estimate your mind's eability to cure itself. > Psychologists have proved that the mind has the ability to shape your > life experiences and the fact is, we gradually start to accept our > blindness as a certainty that can't be changed. I feel this can be > changed and we need to change this thought. This may sound stupid, but > this is just a change of your thought process and what's wrong in doing > it? This is also a way of mentally preparing yourself for a cure rather > than expecting an outsider --a doctor or an alternative therapist-- to > provide the cure for you. > > Subramani > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in > [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Amarjit > Powar > Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 3:15 AM > To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in > Subject: Re: [AI] Sreedhareeyam & Retinitis Pigmentosa. > > Hello George, > I too absolutely agree with Sudhir when he mentions, "What usually > happens > is that one is influenced by the positive vibes existing in their campus > > between the patients that makes one..." > We all know it that RP does not have a treatment in any mode of any > medicine > as such. But the matter of the fact is that at times the heart won't > accept what and when the tongue utters the truth. We will want to keep > on > searching for alternative therapies -- no matter how comical the course > of > treatment may be. It's a common everyday practice in virtually every > corner > of India to go to see "babas" for seeking their blessings for > restoration of > eyesights. More often than not, we cling onto old-age myths. But the > cures/miracles , if any takes place, are mere coincedences. What do > other > listers think about my views? > Amarjit > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "George Abraham" <geo...@eyeway.org> > To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> > Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 10:20 PM > Subject: Re: [AI] Sreedhareeyam & Retinitis Pigmentosa. > > >>A good revealing note. Very useful. >> >> George >> George Abraham >> CEO >> Score Foundation >> Y-70, Lower Ground Floor, >> Hauz Khas, >> New Delhi 110016 >> India >> >> Ph:+91 11 26852581, +91 11 26852559 >> Fax:+91 11 26852559 >> Mobile: +91 9810934040 >> E-mail: geo...@eyeway.org >> Website: www.eyeway.org >> Eyeway Help Desk: +91 11 46070380 >> For online donations: >> http://www.giveindia.org/give/pledgepage/thescorefoundation >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Sudhir R (NeSTIT)" <sudhi...@nestgroup.net> >> To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> >> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 11:54 AM >> Subject: [AI] Sreedhareeyam & Retinitis Pigmentosa. >> >> >>> Hi folks ! >>> >>> >>> >>> Been following the thread on Sreedhareeyam and thought I should share > my >>> experiences and observations, being a RP patient myself and one who > has >>> been associated with this institution since its inception. >>> >>> >>> >>> a) Sreedhareeyam has good treatments for eye disorders like >>> hyper-myopia, astigmatism, etc. I have seen radical improvements in >>> patients who are able to reduce the power of their eye glasses after > a >>> few bouts of in-patient treatments. But, here I should also mention >>> that the eye exercises prescribed by the Arvind Institute for Perfect >>> Sight, Thiruvananthapuram are equally good in bringing down > refractive >>> disorders. They hold camps for 2 weeks where they teach simple eye >>> exercises designed to strengthen eye muscles and thus correct the >>> curvature of the eye lens. Exercises include palming, following a > ball >>> as it bounces from one hand to the ground and catching it with the > other >>> hand, staring at the sun with eyes closed, staring at darkness and a >>> lighted candle alternately etc. This hardly costs anything and can > be >>> continued in the privacy of one's home after the initial > non-residential >>> training. >>> >>> >>> >>> b) Retinitis Pigmentosa is a family of diseases with varying >>> manifestations in different patients. I have seen patients for whom >>> only the lateral vision is getting affected and they have no problem >>> reading or recognizing people since their central vision acuity is >>> maintained, though the field of vision narrows down progressively. > But, >>> for a lot of people including me, RP is also accompanied by macular >>> degeneration and optic atrophy and here there is very little that one >>> can do. >>> >>> >>> >>> c) ) Sreedhareeyam's cure for RP is a bit hyped, if one is > polite >>> about it. Usually, RP is also associated with high refraction > problems >>> like myopia, astigmatism etc and these are addressed to a large > extent, >>> especially in younger patients, but, this is not due to improvements > in >>> retinual attenuation or pigmentation, the root causes of RP. What >>> usually happens is that one is influenced by the positive vibes > existing >>> in their campus between the patients that makes one feel good. > Usually, >>> patients who reach Sreedhareeyam are facing vision loss and are >>> undergoing the associated trauma of depression, self-hatred, > rejection >>> from mainstream society or self-withdrawal. In Sreedhareeyam, we > come >>> across people of our own kind and it consoles us tremendously. Then, >>> there are the unconfirmed stories of how some guy or gal has been >>> "cured" by the treatment which instills hopes in us. Sadly, as a lot > of >>> ex-patients have vouched for in AI, these hopes turn into >>> disillusionments quite fast. >>> >>> >>> >>> d) My friend, Dr Reshmi Pramod, an Ayurvedic doctor herself and >>> now visually challenged, tells me that Susrutha (Acharya of Ayurveda) >>> himself says diseases of the Retina cannot be cured. I request > Reshmi >>> to comment further on this, especially since she herself was a > patient >>> of Sreedhareeyam for multiple bouts. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> e) The treatments at Sreedhareeyam has become very costly over >>> the years. In 1999, when they started off, it was a very small, >>> intimate affair where there was excellent interaction between the >>> limited patients, therapists and the doctors and their family > members. >>> Progressively, as it grew from the small Illam (traditional Kerala >>> House) to the complex of modern buildings and cottages, it has lost > its >>> intimate character and is today a commercial entity, mainly into > medical >>> tourism, targeting rich NRIs and foreigners. >>> >>> >>> >>> f) In conclusion, if one has the luxury of time and money, > one >>> can keep on experimenting with Sreedhareeyam and similar institutions > in >>> Kerala (who also claim cures for RP). I feel bad for middle class / > low >>> income group parents of blind / low vision kids who trek religiously > to >>> this place every 3/6/12 months and spend time and money trying to > cure >>> blindness or reverse deterioration. Wherever possible, our self-help >>> group in Kerala reaches out to such patients and reach them the >>> redeeming message of assistive technologies and urge them to continue >>> their studies / professions using computers. Prasanna Kumar, Reshmi, >>> Renuka and countless others from Kerala have been able to use > computers >>> instead of running after miracle cures and are productively engaged >>> today. I myself often rue the 10 years I wasted in pursuing > treatments >>> of all genres (homeo, naturopathy, suddha, unani, ayurveda at >>> Sreedhareeyam and at other places) and wish I had learnt Java and > Oracle >>> instead with all that time, money and residual vision. (smile) At >>> least, that would have contributed better to my new career (started >>> after losing sight and then having to quit a public sector company >>> through a voluntary retirement) as a marketing manager in a software >>> company ! >>> >>> >>> >>> g) I Do not wish to discourage anybody from trying > Sreedhareeyam, >>> but, please note that all that glitters is not gold. (smile) >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks and rgds >>> >>> >>> >>> RS >>> >>> Kochi >>> >>> sudhi...@nestgroup.net >>> >>> 098 472 76 126 >>> >>> >>> >>> h) >>> >>> >>> >>> To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in >>> with the subject unsubscribe. >>> >>> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >>> please visit the list home page at >>> >>> > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.i > n >> >> >> >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in >> with the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please visit the list home page at >> > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.i > n > > > > > To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.i > n > > Email secured by TPML Raksha Checkpoint > > > > To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with > the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. 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