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Medicinal plants have been used as traditional treatment for numerous human diseases for thousands of years in many parts of the world. In rural areas of developing countries, herbal materials continue to be used as the primary SOURCE of medicines. Eye is one of the most sensitive organ of human body and is permanently exposed to different environmental agents. The common ocular diseases are glaucoma, conjunctivitis, cataract, ocular allergies, ocular inflammation etc. Due to side effects of allopathic drugs, now a day's huge numbers of herbal drugs are used for treatment of ocular diseases. This review explains the herbal drugs used in treatment of ocular diseases and it provide a platform for the researcher to develop more efficient new herbal formulations.
B. Singh. School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shobhit University, Meerut, India.