THE VISION POST
A practical blog for professionals
Aetiology of Visually Significant Congenital and Developmental Cataract
Cindy Niangsuanbawi, B. Optom Optometry Intern, Dr. Shroffâs Charity Eye Hospital, New Delhi, India A well-developed normal crystalline lens is transparent which focuses the light entering the eye onto the retina. Cataract means opacity of the transparent lens,...
New Leading-Edge Technology for Myopia Control
Aakanksha Pathania, Optometry Student Intern Optometrist, Chaudhary Eye Centre & Laser Vision, New Delhi, India Background Myopia, often termed as near-sightedness, is a refractive anomaly of the eye, where the parallel rays coming from infinity converge in...
Assistive Technology for Low Vision Patients
Debanjali Bhattacharjee, Ph.D. Scholar Assistant Professor, Department of Optometry, Sushant University, Gurgaon, India Background Low Vision defines impaired vision which canât be corrected with glasses, contact lenses or any surgery, and oneâs quality of life...
Retinitis Pigmentosa â Challenging Visual Rehabilitation
Kirti Kumari, B. Optom Optometrist, Dr. Shroff Charity Eye Hospital, New Delhi, India Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) is an inherited degenerative eye disease that causes severe vision impairment. Symptoms often begin in childhood, including decreased vision at night...
Visual Dysfunction in Migraine
Kritika Gautam, B.Optom Fellow Optometrist, Dr. Shroffâs Charity Eye Hospital, Delhi, India Background Migraine headache is a common neurological disorder that disrupts vision more than any other sensory and motor function, experienced nowadays. (1) Migraine...
How The Use of Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Can Help Blind People Improve Their Lifestyle
Dr. Abhishek Mandal, Ph.D. Senior Business Adviser, Vision Science Academy, London, U.K. Vision Science Academy Exclusive Many people think that artificial intelligence (AI) is merely about the Sci-Fi and notion of modern world movies, including robots and...
All About Ocular Migraine: An Optometristâs Perspective
Kheyali Mondal, B.Optom Fellow Optometrist, Dr. Shroffâs Charity Eye Hospital Overview Ocular migraine is a temporary or permanent monocular visual disturbance accompanying a migraine attack or with a history of migraine episode or without any history of...
Wink to Zoom
Sarbari Ray, B.Optom. Fellow Optometrist at Dr. Shroffâs Charity Eye Hospital, Delhi, India Background Refracting telescopes is a type of afocal compound telescope that has two lenses, which works by magnifying the image of the object which we focus on. Those...
Menstrual Cycle and Human Eye
Prattoy Bej , B.Optom Fellow Optometrist, Dr. Shroffâs Charity Eye Hospital, New Delhi, India Hormones are types of chemicals in multicellular organisms or in other ways the bodyâs chemical messenger which has various effects on the body like inhibition or...
Sustainability in Eye-Care â How VSA is Playing an Integral Part
Dr. Abhishek Mandal, PhD Senior Business Adviser, Vision Science Academy, London, U.K. Â Introduction Sustainable development has significant importance in the present era. We are focused on sustainably planning everything. Eye care is also associated with the concept...
Eye-Care in Africa | 25th Issue â A Special Report
Dr. Abhishek Mandal, PhD Senior Business Adviser, Vision Science Academy, London, U.K. Vision Science Academy Exclusive Introduction Global analyses indicate that the preponderance of optical impairment and blindness is continuously rising despite...
How About Dark Chocolate to Improve Your Visual Performance?
Varsha Vats, B.Optom Fellow Optometrist, Dr. Shroffâs Charity Eye Hospital, New Delhi, India Let's talk about whether dark chocolate is a suitable nutritional option for visual strength? Milk chocolate is highly demanded by people, from children to elders....
Does Chewing Food Cause Gustatory HyperLacrimation (Crocodile Tears)?
Thamizh selvi S., B.Optom Aravind Fellowship in Optometry, Aravind Eye Care System, Chennai, India Have you ever experienced tears in one eye while you are eating or chewing the food? Are you intrigued to find out the reason behind this? This blog tries to...
Venous Pulsation and Glaucoma
Tanu Sharma, B.Optom Fellow Optometrist, Dr Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital, New Delhi, India Venous Pulsation is the rhythmic contraction seen in vein when there is an obstruction to the passage of blood from the auricles to the ventricles as there is abnormal...
High Altitude and its Effect on Intraocular Pressure
Alok Ranjan, B.Optom Fellow Optometrist, Dr Shroffâs Charity Eye Hospital, New Delhi, India Glaucoma is a group of disorders that damages the optic nerve, which is essential for good visual performance. This damage is often caused by an abnormally high...
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