Effect of trataka kriya session on the visual perception of elderly people

Kripesh Karmakar; Dr. Gaurav Pant

Effect of trataka kriya session on the visual perception of elderly people

Authors
Kripesh Karmakar, Dr. Gaurav Pant

Abstract
Background: Visual perception is the ability to interpret the surrounding environment by gathering information that is contained in visible light. The resulting perception is also known as eyesight, sight, or vision (visual, optical, or ocular). Visual perception is constructive in nature; that is a coherent whole is generated from ambiguous fragments that are encountered in dynamic visual scenes. Creating this coherent whole from fragmented sensory inputs requires one to detect, identify, distinguish and organize sensory input.

Aims: The main purpose of this study is to find the effect of Trataka Kriya session on Visual Perception of Elderly people.

Setting and Design: Thirty Elderly People (30) were taken as the subjects for the study. The age of the subjects ranged from above 60 years. The design used for the study was pre-post design. Stratified sampling technique was used for the subject’s selection.

Methods: the current study was performed on the Visual Perception of Elderly People; pre and post data for the study were assessed on the scoring and norms of the tests conducted. It includes OMKAR Chanting, Trataka Kriya and Relaxation done by closing eyes until the inflammation feeling in eyes ends were used as the components of the session for a period of 6 Weeks.

Statistical Analysis Used: Dependent t-test was used for comparing the means of pre and post data between both the groups.

Results: Though there was not significant level of change in level of Visual Perception, yet there was a little improvement observed in case of Visual Perception after the end of session for 6 week.

Conclusions: The results conclude that the Session for a longer duration may have highly significant level of change in the level of Visual Perception of Elderly People.

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