Dr. Deepmala Mazumdar, Ph.D. Editor-In-Chief, Vision Science Academy Vision Science Academy Exclusive Well! In the past few years, a notorious psychosomatic illness has been popping up on the news. When we say psychosomatic it is a collective complex condition that...

Pritam Dutta, M.Optom, FAAO ERC Eye Hospital, Sibsagar, Assam, India   Alternation in the dopamine transporter expression following TBI Dopamine transporters (DATs), membrane proteins that transfer dopamine from the synapse to the cytosol, play a role in dopamine...

Alok Ranjan, B.Optometry Fellow optometrist, Dr. Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital, New Delhi, India   Glaucoma is a progressive optic neuropathy that causes permanent loss of vision by damaging the optic nerve and peripheral visual field. The prevalence of glaucoma...

Kamal Thakur, M.Optom Lecturer, Nethradhama School of Optometry, Bangalore, India   The current scenario on digital devices and video games The usage of digital devices (computers, tables, TV & mobile phones) has been increasing in the past few years. People...

Priyanka Singh, Bachelor of Optometry Fellow Optometrist, Dr Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital   Have you entered in your 30's?  Have you noticed you’re holding your phone far away from your face and squeezing while reading?  You might be experiencing premature...

Subhadeep Das, M.Optom Senior Training Manager (Malaysia), Vision Science Academy Lecturer of Management and Science University, Malaysia.   Vision Science Academy Exclusive Brain-related visual impairment is a loss of vision not primarily due to any defect in...

Pritam Dutta  M.Optom, FAAO ERC Eye Hospital Sibsagar, Assam, India   Background: Due to the anatomic features of the dopaminergic system, dopamine pathways appear to be particularly sensitive to brain injury among the neurotransmitter systems. Both dopaminergic...

Vaishaali Gunalan, M. Optom Optometrist, Vision Care Centre, Lusaka, Zambia   MVD: What, where and how it is seen? Optic nerve head (ONH) blood supply is “sectoral” in nature. Except for the surface nerve fibres, the rest ONH sectors are supplied by...

Ms Tsering lamu shongmu, Master’s in Optometry Assistant Professor, Assam Downtown University, Guwahati, India.   Reading on a computer screen can differ from reading on a printed page in terms of viewing distance, gaze angles, blinking rate, text appearance, and...

Heena Gupta, Bachelor of Optometry Paediatric Fellow, Dr. Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital, Delhi, India   Introduction: Amblyopia is a neuro-developmental disorder of the visual cortex that arises from abnormal visual experiences in the early life. For example,...

Sourajit Kumar Banerjee, Bachelors in Optometry Master’s in Optometry (Final year student), Sushant University, Haryana, India.   Overview "India the land of diversity, uniqueness and of great leaders who are acknowledged globally '' continuing its legacy, India...

Aksha Shetty, M.Optom PhD student- BITS Goa, Lecturer, Goa Medical College, India   Gen Z is an era that has given rise to social media marketing and influencer marketing industry. Loosely Gen Z are people who were born between 1997-2012. As this generation...

Kristi Sharma, B.Optom Intern Optometrist, Sri Sankaradeva Nethralaya, Guwahati, Assam   Overview The last decade saw an abrupt transition from the conventional lifestyle to a digital world. The way people embraced the technological surge and made innovations a...

Prateeksha G Hegde, Bachelor of Optometry Intern Optometrist, Sankara College of Optometry, Sankara Eye Hospital, Bengaluru, India   Figure 1: Fundus photograph was taken with smartphone ophthalmoscope at a diabetic retinopathy screening camp in the rural area of...