The national burden of asthma cases in India is estimated to be as high as 17.23 million patients says a recent study conducted by the Epidemiology of Asthma Respiratory Symptoms and Chronic Bronchitis (INSEARCH) in 2015 [1]. Asthma can cause restrictions in one s daily activities due to lung function impairment due to which patients tend to have a reduced quality of life. In fact there are about 489000 deaths globally which are attributed to asthma annually [2]. Did you know asthma increases the risk of suffering from nearsightedness at young age? During an asthma attack the lining of the