Aksha Shetty, M. Optom Fellow-Clinical Research, Ph.D. Scholar, BITS Goa; Head of Optometrist, V.A. Mayekar Optician, Mumbai, India   There has been a drastic increase in the prevalence of myopia in the previous decade. It is a silent pandemic that is affecting...

Nasia Nasim, B. Optometry Student, NSHM Knowledge Campus, Kolkata, India   Eyes are the most important organ of our body with which we see this beautiful world. What if we cannot see? Then our lives will become dark. Now-a-days, eye diseases are increasing due to...

Ram Saraswat, D. Optom Optometrist, Dr. Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital, New Delhi, India   If you are in your 30s and 40s you probably forget to think about your eye health, but this is the exact time you should think about your eyes (1) because most problems are...

Paromita Mondal, B. Optom Student NSHM Knowledge Campus, Durgapur, India   Microbial keratitis is an acute and localised corneal infection and can have a significant and negative influence on visual function. Certain viruses, bacteria, fungi, and amoebae can be...

Swarnalakshmi.M.R, M. Optom Assistant Professor, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore, India   This blog discusses how nanotechnology is useful as well as helpful in the ophthalmic industry. Introduction...

Aakanksha Pathania, B.Optom Optometrist, Sharp Sight Center, New Delhi, India   Acid attack is a form of vicious assault involving the act of throwing acid or corrosive substance onto the body of another “with the intention to disfigure, torture or kill”. (1) The...

Mainak Motilal, B.Optom Student, Vidyasagar College Of Optometry And Vision Science, Kolkata, India   Summer and hot weather can bring about various eye problems and diseases that can be uncomfortable and dangerous. From dry eye to UV damage, the heat and sun can...

Sanjukta Jana, B. Optom Student, NSHM Knowledge Campus, Kolkata, India   Barcelona is the cosmopolitan capital of Spain famed because of its individuality. Similarly, an eye bank can be portrayed as the Barcelona of the eye care system for its wide range of...

Anuska Chakraborty, B. Optom Student Student, NSHM Knowledge Campus - Kolkata, India   It started at a time when we had nothing to do during the lockdown. We want to escape from reality. And that is why many of us have become addicted to scrolling through social...

Sneha Baidya, B. Optom Optometry Student, NSHM Knowledge Campus - Kolkata, India   According to American Psychological Association, anxiety can be defined as an emotion characterised by feelings of tension, worried thoughts, and physical changes like sweating,...

Ms. Roshni Majumder, B. Optom M. Optometry Student, Amity University, Haryana, India   The showstopper: Neuroplasticity and adult amblyopia Amblyopia is usually referred to as poor vision due to abnormal neural alteration in early life, deprivation of pattern...

Sanjukta Jana, B.Optom Student Student, NSHM Knowledge Campus - Kolkata, India   Lord Shiva, the supreme being in Hindu mythology is also known as ‘Tryambaka Deva’ meaning the three-eyed lord. The third eye mainly refers to sensory eyes which have no physical...

Jyoti Pandit, B. Optom Intern Optometrist, Dr. Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital, Delhi, India   This blog discusses how Prosthetic Contact Lens turned out to be a necessary evil due to lack of awareness and hygiene. Introduction The most salient feature of Giant...

Kristi Sharma, B.Optom M.Optom Student, The Sankara Nethralaya Academy, Chennai, India   Introduction The gift of vision is a blessing too invaluable to lose forever. Around the globe, among many diseases and conditions that make people seek immediate medical...