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Anxiety and Visual Distress
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,...
Your Child Has a Lazy Eye, You Aren’t Lazy to Catch A Vision Therapist, Are You? Better Late Than Never
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...
Third Eye: The Cyclopean Eye
Sanjukta Jana, B.Optom Student Student, NSHM Knowledge Campus - Kolkata, India Lord Shiva, the supreme being in Hindu mythology is also known as âTryambaka Devaâ meaning the three-eyed lord. The third eye mainly refers to sensory eyes which have no physical...
Prosthetic Contact Lens Chemistry with Giant Papillary Induced Conjunctivitis: A Case Report
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...
Artificial Retina: It is Happening
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...
Can I Live Normal With Disfigured Eyes: Prosthetic Contact Lens A Solution
Krishna Shah, M. Optom Optometrist, Contact Lens Department, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai Introduction Several misconceptions have been interpreted about people with disfigured eyes in general and about abnormal appearance of the eye. Those people have been...