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Kristi Sharma, B. Optom Intern Optometrist, Sri Sankaradeva Nethralaya Guwahati, Assam, India   Ocular dryness during cold weather Ocular dryness is one of the biggest ocular concerns arising with the onset of winter. While most of the time people take adequate...

Anusuya D, Bachelor’s in Optometry Aravind Fellowship in Clinical Optometry, Aravind Eye Care System, Chennai   Visual impairment (VI) has been a major health concern in rural areas. More than 70% of India’s population lives in rural areas, with inaccessibility...

Aishwarya Jha, B.Optometry Fellow Optometrist, Dr Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital, Delhi, India   Dysphotopsia is a digressive optical phenomenon occurring after the implantation of an IntraOcular Lens (IOL). It is common after an uncomplicated, successful cataract...

Dr. Deepmala Mazumdar, Ph.D. Editor-In-Chief, Vision Science Academy Vision Science Academy Exclusive Well! In the past few years, a notorious psychosomatic illness has been popping up on the news. When we say psychosomatic it is a collective complex condition that...

Pritam Dutta, M.Optom, FAAO ERC Eye Hospital, Sibsagar, Assam, India   Alternation in the dopamine transporter expression following TBI Dopamine transporters (DATs), membrane proteins that transfer dopamine from the synapse to the cytosol, play a role in dopamine...

Alok Ranjan, B.Optometry Fellow optometrist, Dr. Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital, New Delhi, India   Glaucoma is a progressive optic neuropathy that causes permanent loss of vision by damaging the optic nerve and peripheral visual field. The prevalence of glaucoma...