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Economics of Eye Care in the UK
Dr. Abhishek Mandal, Ph.D. Senior Business Adviser, Vision Science Academy, London, U.K. Vision Science Academy Exclusive A Special Report The UK offers eye care services under the banner of the National Health Service (NHS). Sightlessness imposes a substantial...
Can Optometrists Solve Crime? Forensic Optometry
Aakanksha Pathania, B. Optom Consultant Optometrist, Sharp Sight Eye Hospital, New Delhi, India Optometrists are the primary eye health care provider who examines the eyesight of the patient, prescribes spectacles, contact lenses, and diagnose any ocular...
Premyopia: An Alarm for Parents
Kritika Gautam, B. Optom Paediatric Fellow Optometrist, Dr. Shroffâs Charity Eye Hospital, New Delhi, India Myopia, an old age term has now gained the priorities due to public health concern regarding myopia progression. Worldwide 30% population is currently...
Dance for the Visually Impaired
Kalaiyarasi D, B. Optom Optometrist, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, India Dance in all forms is always a visual treat for the audience. Right from the costumes, the swift, elegant movements and the emotive expressions of the dancers, everything about a dance...
Visual Hallucination: A Snapshot on the Charles Bonnet Syndrome
Bedisha Biswas, B.Optom Student, Pailan College of Management and Technology, MAKAUT, India Visual hallucinations involve seeing things that are not there which is a sensory misperception in the absence of an actual external stimulus, experienced by patients....
Smart Contact Lens â A Future Technology
Krishna Shah, M. Optom Student, The Sankara Nethralaya Academy (TSNA), Chennai, India Introduction Smart contact lens is a device built on a biocompatible polymer contains ultrathin, flexible electrical circuits and a microcontroller chip for real-time...