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Integrative Approaches in Diabetic Retinopathy: Ayurvedic Ophthalmology Perspectives is a pathbreaking synthesis of classical Ayurvedic ophthalmology and modern retinal science. Combining two rich medical traditions, the book equips clinicians, researchers, and scholars with a comprehensive, systems-based understanding of diabetic retinopathy (DR), a major cause of worldwide preventable blindness. Based on core Ayurvedic texts and backed by contemporary evidence, the authors map the parallels of Madhumeha-induced ocular pathologies to the modern mechanisms of oxidative stress, neurovascular degeneration, and ischemia. The book traverses the terrain from classical concepts of Doșa-Dușya involvement, Avarana, and Srotorodha to detailed discussions of pericyte loss, BRB breakdown, VEGF biology, and OCT-based diagnostics. Aside from diabetic retinopathy-related epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnostic pathways, the book also discusses Panchakarma therapies, ocular kriyākalpa procedures, Rasāyana interventions, and integrative management strategies, thus providing a holistic and practical framework of patient care. The narrative is centered on prevention, personalized medicine, microvascular resilience, as well as the lifestyle, behaviour, and metabolic optimization factors—giving due respect to both Ayurvedic wisdom and biomedical precision. The volume, packed with scientific references, clinical correlations, and translational insights, serves as a comprehensive and indispensable source of learning for Ayurvedic practitioners, ophthalmologists, integrative medicine experts, postgraduate scholars, and all those desiring a more profound interdisciplinary understanding of diabetic eye disease.