Trataka Kriya for Eye Health: A Bibliometric Analysis

Abstract

A large number of clinical trials have investigated the therapeutic value of trataka interventions. This bibliometric analysis is aimed to provide a comprehensive review of the characteristics of trataka kriya research focused on eye health. A bibliographic search in the database was conducted for publications from 1994 to 2023 using the keyword “trataka”. A total of 98 documents were retrieved, and 58% were original articles. Bibliometric data, data on participants, and intervention were extracted and analyzed descriptively. India has published the most articles (88%). All studies focused on Bahiranga Trataka practice which varied from ten minutes to one hour per day. An overall upward trend in research in this area is evident. This bibliometric analysis presents a complete up-to-date overview of the benefits of trataka kriya to date and the analysis suggests that trataka kriya is effective in improving eye health.