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The eye is the most highly specialized sensory organ, serving the vital function of vision, which is considered the most important of the five senses. As vision plays a crucial role in the quality of life and interaction with the environment, it becomes essential to protect ocular health throughout one's lifespan. In Ayurveda, Timira is a disease that encompasses a broad spectrum of visual disturbances, ranging from mild blurring to complete vision loss. Age related physiological insufficiency of accommodation is not merely a refractive error but a condition of physiological insufficiency of accommodation, resulting in a gradual decline in near vision with age. The phenomenon of age-related physiological insufficiency of accommodation closely parallels the Ayurvedic concept of Timira as described in the context of Drishtigata Roga. Both conditions are characterized by a gradual decline in near vision, typically occurring with advancing age, and share underlying features of tissue degeneration and functional impairment of the visual apparatus. This article attempts to explore the correlation between Timira and age-related physiological insufficiency of accommodation, with the aim of enhancing understanding through an integrative perspective rooted in both classical Ayurvedic principles and modern ophthalmic science.