Shalakaya tantra is one of the branches of asthang Ayurveda designated specifically for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of all the diseases occurring above the neck such as eyes, nose, ear, mouth and head.
The branches of shalakya tantra includes Nethrachikitsa (Ophthalmology), Karnachikitsa (otology), Nasachikitsa (rhinology), Mukharogachikita(oral hygiene, Dentistry and Laryngology), and Shirorogachikitsa(diseases of the cranium).
This science uses a lots of ‘Shalaka’ which means probe which justifies the name Shalakya tantra. Shalakya tantra is also famous as Urdhwangchikitsa in south India.
At Sharada Hospital we have an active Shalakya department sphere headed by enthusiastic doctors. We manage conditions such as visual problems among the children and the elderly, degenerative problems related to the eye and the ear, chronic headaches, oral problems, nasal problems such as allergic and perennial rhinitis, diabetic and hypertensive retinopathies etc.