Introduction: Refractive errors are apparently more prevalent among the high educational group and have become a huge economic and social burden. 1 Materials and Methods: The study was conducted at Era's Lucknow Medical College and Hospital and included 420 medical students of consecutive 4ys (2013)(2014)(2015)(2016). Refractive error was assessed under cycloplegia using Snellen's visual acquity drum and streak retinoscope. The students were categorized according to their refractive error and the prevalence was calculated. Results: Of 420 students 54% had refractive error. Of these 77.7% had myopia, 8.4% had hypermetropia and 1.7% had astigmatism. Myopes were further divided into mild moderate & severe. It was found that 62.8% had mild, 35.4% had moderate and 13.7% had severe myopia. Conclusion:The commonest refractive error among medical students is myopia of varying grades.

Computer Vision Syndrome is the complex of eye and vision problems caused by computer use. In present scenario children are equally being affected with computer vision syndrome because of excessive exposure to video display terminals. Therefore considering these prospects a clinical trial was carried with 10 clinically diagnosed children of computer Vision Syndrome. An Ayurvedic procedure (akshitarpana) was carried out on up to 20 min for 7 days. It was observed that akshitarpana procedure was highly effective in the complaints of computer vision syndrome exclusively related to eyes viz. red eyes, burning eyes, dry eyes, teary eyes, itching eyes, eyestrain and also in headache.

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Introduction: In pediatric age group mental development and physical growth is a continuous process. Children get easily affected by emotional and psychological trauma because of their naturally occurring delicacy. With the changing sociocultural scenario in present era, behavior and psychological problems are on increase. Material and Methods: This study is based on classical Ayurveda texts including Charak Samhita and Sushruta Samhita also various database searches like Google scholar and Pub med. Results and Discussion: Three major constitutional types Vataj, Pittaj and Kaphaj Prakrit’ have an important role in formation of Manovritti or psyche of the child. Therefore, each child behaves differently in a particular situation and so clinical approach must be individualized based on Prakriti. Bodily daily routine (Dinacharya), night regimen (Ratricharya), seasonal regimen (Ritucharya) and code of conduct (Sadvritta) are the healthy lifestyle guidelines prescribed in Ayurveda for maintaining positive health. On the basis of these principles, certain guidelines for parents to manage stress and anxiety disorder of their child are framed. Conclusion: Psychosomatic disorders in children like stress, anxiety and depression are emerging disorders of present stressful era. These disorders can be successfully managed with help of treatment based on Ayurvedic principles for healthy lifestyle considering child’s Doshik Prakriti i.e. psychosomatic constitution. Management protocol framed as guidelines for parents can be provided in day to day practice to improve child’s mental health.