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Retina and hypoxia: A “complex couple”
Brughanya S, B.Optom M.Optom student, Department of Optometry, Medical & Vision Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, India Introduction: Hypoxia is a state of low oxygen tension (refer Figure 1) and is typically associated with abnormal...
Complications Associated With Purchase from Non-Eye Care Practitioners for Contact Lens Users
Shakthi Mageshwaran R, B.Optom Work-Integrated Fellow in Clinical Optometry, Sankara Nethralaya Academy, Chennai, India Introduction: Contact Lens (CL) is increasingly used for refractive correction nowadays because it is cosmetically more appealing, provides...
Diagnosing Cerebral Visual Impairment in Children- Why and How?
Jannet Philip, B.S.Optometry Graduate research student, Elite School of Optometry, Units of Medical Research Foundation, Chennai, in collaboration with SASTRA University Thanjavur, India Introduction: “Cerebral Visual Impairment (CVI) is a verifiable visual...
How to go about in managing Accommodative Insufficiency with coexisting Convergence Insufficiency?
Nandini Ravi, BS Optometry Fellowship in Binocular Vision and Vision Therapy, The Sankara Nethralaya Academy Introduction Accommodative Insufficiency (AI) is characterized by reduced Amplitude of Accommodation (AOA), which is confirmed by comparing the...
Role of Vitamin-A in Enhancing Vision
Soundharya. S, BSc. Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics MSc. Clinical Nutrition (student), MMM College of Health Sciences A Unit of Madras Medical Mission Introduction Vitamin-A is a fat-soluble vitamin discovered in 1909 by McCollum and Davis1. The chemical name...
C-Quant – A diagnostic power over Visual acuity
Hadiya Farhath.P, B S Optometry Research Optometrist, Medical Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai The C-Quant device is a straylight measurement meter that relies on a psychophysical procedure using flickering stimuli1. Straylight is defined as a...