A Review Article on Arma in Shalakya Tantra with corelation to Pterygium

Abstract

Arma is a Mamsal Vruddhi (painless, fleshy growth) that may originate from the inner or outer canthus (Kaneenika or Apanga Sandhi), and gradually encroaching towards the cornea (Krishna Mandal).  In Ayurveda Sushruta Uttar Tantra Arma is described under Shuklagata Netra Roga. Taking the modern aspect in view, it is compared to Pterygium which is defined as wing -shaped fold of fibrovascular tissue arising from the inner palpebral conjunctiva and encroaching on to the cornea usually nasal in location thereby may cause disturbance in vision. Treatment is based more on patient symptoms than corneal appearance.  Review of Ayurvedic Literature and their corresponding commentaries have undergone in- depth.