Effect of Yogic Shuddhikriya-Tratak and Til Tail-Nasya in the Management of Computer Vision Syndrome (Digital Eye Strain) in Work Professionals

Background-Eyes are the most valuable sense organ or Indriya in human body.But, in todays contemprary Era, growing use of computers in home and office brings with in an increase in health risks, especially for eyes. On such eye problem which is currently gaining importance and affecting the performance of people at workplace in computer users is CVS (Computer Vision Syndrome) also called as Digital eye strain. Objective:This study is aimed to evaluate the effect of trataka kriya i.e Constant Gazing and Nasya(nasal installation ) of Til Tail(sesame oil) in the management of CVS (Computer Vision Syndrome). Materials and Methods: 20 participants of the age group 18 to 40 years who were working in it sectors i.e a common job profile having utility of computers , laptops more than 6 hours were recruited in the study. The study design was a pre–post experiment. A convenient sampling technique was used to recruit the participants. The study included participants who use laptops or smartphones for a minimum of 6 hours daily having eye strain, dry eyes, burning sensation in the eyes, headache, and eye fatigue. They were asked to perform trataka kriya once a day for 5 days a week along with installation of til tail oil nasya in both the nostril(4 drops in each nostrils i.e ½ ml) twice a day for consecutive 60 days i.e 2 months. Results: Results were evaluated by a computer vision syndrome questionnaire and schimer test to assess the visual fatigue experienced by the study participants and also to find out whether the eye produces enough tears to keep it moist. Statistical Analysis and Results Statistical analysis was done using SPSS version 16.0. Conclusion: The study concluded that there was a significant improvement seen in the signs and symptoms of the students with Digital Eye Strain improvement in discomfort in the participants with digital eye strain.