Final professional year
Shalakya Tantra (ENT, Ophthalmology & Dentistry)
What the department covers
Shalakya Tantra covers ophthalmology, ENT and dental disorders. Students learn classical ocular procedures such as tarpana, putapaka, seka and anjana, plus nasya and karnapurana, alongside modern examination using slit lamp and otoscope. Chronic sinusitis, dry eye, computer vision syndrome and early cataract are common OPD presentations here.
Core topics
- Netra kriyakalpa (tarpana, seka)
- Nasya karma
- Karnapurana
- Modern ENT examination
- Oral & dental care
Where it sits in the course
This subject is taught in the final professional year of the BAMS programme at Sri Paripoorna Sanathana Ayurveda Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, which runs 5 years 6 months (4½ years academic + 12 months compulsory rotatory internship) and is examined by Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), Bengaluru. Practical work is supported by the department's own museum or laboratory and, for clinical subjects, by postings in the attached NABH-accredited teaching hospital.