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Looking Beyond the Optic Nerve Head in Normal-Tension Glaucoma
Khaarthiyaa Lokanathan, B.Optom Undergraduate Research Student, Elite School of Optometry & SASTRA, Tamil Nadu Glaucomatous optic neuropathy (GON) with normal Intraocular Pressure (IOP) and an evident visual field defect is considered as Normal-Tension...
Vision Therapy for Straatsma Syndrome
Indira Rengarajan, B. Optom M.Optom, The Sankara Nethralaya Academy, Chennai, India Introduction: Clinically Straatsma syndrome is a triad of Myelinated Retinal Nerve Fiber (MRNF), Myopia, and amblyopia, which can have additional associations such as...
Can double images be corrected by contact lens?
Lakshmi Priya R.S, B. Optom Aravind Fellowship in Clinical Optometry, Aravind Eye Care System, Chennai, India As odd as it may seem, many people suffer from double vision which is when the eye perceives two images instead of one. Some of them can experience...
Understanding & Preventing Digital Eye Strain
Sapam Bishwamitra Singh, Bachelor in Optometry M.Optom. (Student), Bansara Institute of Ophthalmic Sciences, Shillong, India Overview Digital eye strain refers to visual disturbance or ocular discomfort that results after prolonged use of a computer, mobile...
Human Echolocation â How Blind People See With Sound
Satyam Jha , Bachelor In Clinical Optometry Student, Pailan College of Management and Technology, Kolkata, India We live in a loud world. We donât usually notice every sound because most of it is constantly tuned out by our brains. The unimportant noise which...
Lighting Up the Life of The Visually Impaired
Dillibai J, Bachelorâs in Optometry Aravind Fellowship in Clinical Optometry, Aravind Eye Care System, Chennai According to the WHO-International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) vision report 2019, 2.2 billion people worldwide have vision...