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Tele-optometry: Remote Eye-care in a Post Pandemic World
Indira Rengarajan, M.Optom, FLVC Occupational Optometrist, Occupational Optometry Services, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, India Keywords: Pandemic, Tele Optometry, Telerehabilitation Introduction: Telemedicine is described as the use of digital technology and...
Artificial Intelligence in Ophthalmology: Current Uses and Future Prospects
Kheyali Mondal, B. Optom Oculoplasty Optometrist, Dr. Shroffâs Charity Eye Hospital, New Delhi, India Introduction: The word Artificial Intelligence (AI) refers to the general capability of a computer to perform a task with a minimal amount of human...
Role of Special Education Specialists in Training Impaired Learners
Swarnalakshmi.M.R, M.Optom Assistant Professor, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore, India Pupils with visual impairments, such as those who are blind or have low vision, need specialised educational programming...
Breaking Through the Barriers in Availing the Low Vision Care Services
Vishal Biswas, M. Optom Assistant Professor, Department of Optometry, School of Allied Health Sciences, Noida International University, India Visual impairment (VI) refers to significant loss of function in the visual system. (1) Nearly 2.2 billion individuals...
Red Light Therapy in Myopia
Tilottama Basnet, B. Optom Student, Acharya Institute of Allied Health Sciences, Bengaluru, India Myopia, also known as short-sightedness or near-sightedness is a prevalent disorder that mostly affects children.(1) The trend of myopia and high myopia prevalence...
Dragged Fovea Diplopia Syndrome
Ms Tsering Lamu Shongmu, Ph.D. Scholar Assistant Professor, Sushant University, Gurugram, India Introduction: Dragged Fovea Diplopia Syndrome is a distinct form of central binocular diplopia resulting from the displacement of the fovea in one or both eyes cause...