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Is Playing Mobile Video Games Harmful To The Eyes?
Kamal Thakur, M.Optom Lecturer, Nethradhama School of Optometry, Bangalore, India The current scenario on digital devices and video games The usage of digital devices (computers, tables, TV & mobile phones) has been increasing in the past few years. People...
Pre-Presbyopia: When Your Eye Become Older Than Your Age
Priyanka Singh, Bachelor of Optometry Fellow Optometrist, Dr Shroffâs Charity Eye Hospital Have you entered in your 30's? Have you noticed youâre holding your phone far away from your face and squeezing while reading? You might be experiencing premature...
Brain-related Visual Impairment
Subhadeep Das, M.Optom Senior Training Manager (Malaysia), Vision Science Academy Lecturer of Management and Science University, Malaysia. Vision Science Academy Exclusive Brain-related visual impairment is a loss of vision not primarily due to any defect in...
Dopamine in Traumatic Brain Injury: Changes in its Release & Receptor Expression (Part I)
Pritam Dutta M.Optom, FAAO ERC Eye Hospital Sibsagar, Assam, India Background: Due to the anatomic features of the dopaminergic system, dopamine pathways appear to be particularly sensitive to brain injury among the neurotransmitter systems. Both dopaminergic...
Microvasculature Dropout (MVD): A Novel Potential Marker in Diagnosing Glaucoma
Vaishaali Gunalan, M. Optom Optometrist, Vision Care Centre, Lusaka, Zambia MVD: What, where and how it is seen? Optic nerve head (ONH) blood supply is âsectoralâ in nature. Except for the surface nerve fibres, the rest ONH sectors are supplied by...
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Digital Eye Strain (Part -II)
Ms Tsering lamu shongmu, Masterâs in Optometry Assistant Professor, Assam Downtown University, Guwahati, India. Reading on a computer screen can differ from reading on a printed page in terms of viewing distance, gaze angles, blinking rate, text appearance, and...