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Shalakyatantra is Ayurveda for ENT & Ophthalmology. It is a branch of Ayurveda that deals with diseases affecting the body parts located above the neck. It encompasses the treatment for the medical conditions related to organs of the head and above the shoulder like Eyes, Ears, Lips, Nose, Throat, Teeth, Skull, Central Nervous System, and Brain. The name ‘Shalakyatantra’ came into existence as the therapy involves excessive usage of ‘Shalaka’ which means ‘probe’. This is a branch of Ayurveda where the treatment is done using appropriate tools for ingesting medication to the affected parts of the body. Various specialized instruments are used for diagnosis and therapeutic purposes as this specialty deals with delicate and narrow sections of the head.

The disorders treated in Shalakyatantra Department are:

1. Treatment for Netra rogas
2. Nasa rogas
3. Karna rogas
4. Mukharogas (Oral Cavity Disorders)
5. Shirorogas