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The Neural Basis of Motion Sickness
Kristi Sharma, B. Optom Student Education Engagement Manager, Vision Science Academy Abstract Motion sickness is a multisensory disorder arising from a mismatch between visual, vestibular, and proprioceptive inputs. (1) Despite being common in sea travel,...
Harvesting Blindness: A Community-Based Strategy to Prevent Corneal Ulcers in Rice Paddies
Asmita Nandi, B. Optom Student Shoubhik Chakraborty, Assistant Professor NSHM College of Management and Technology, Durgapur, India The harvest season is a time of celebration, yet for thousands of farmers in the "rice belts" of the world, it is the most...
Little Lines, Big Clues: What A Child’s Drawings Reveal About Vision
Tithi Mahato, B. Optom Student NSHM College of Management and Technology, Durgapur, India Children often show what they see in drawings long before they can describe it in words. A simple house, a stick figure, or a colouring page can quietly reveal how well a...
Smartphone Apps: Transforming Independence for Individuals with Blindness and Low Vision
N. Sindhuja T. Nagarajan, B. Optom Student Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital, Pondicherry, India The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines blindness as “the inability to perform tasks which normally require gross vision without increased...
Multimodal Biosensing System for Abuse Detection Using Ocular, Oral, Physiological, and Motion Sensors
Sudarsan T S, B. Optom Student Sharmila A G, Assistant Professor Vinayaka Missions Research Foundation, Chennai, India Child abuse and emotional trauma frequently produce involuntary physiological, ocular, oral, and behavioural responses that are difficult to...
Seeing Movement Should be Easy: Then Why It Is Not?
Sakhi Gautam, B. Optom Student Debapriyo Chatterjee, Assistant Professor NSHM College of Management and Technology, Durgapur, India Have you ever wondered how our body manages to function smoothly while navigating through a continuously moving environment? The...






