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Diving Deeper: Why Our Eyes Are Not Meant for The Deep Blue?
Mr Vivek Suganthan R, M. Optom Assistant Professor Dr. Aiswaryah Radhakrishnan, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Optometry, SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Chennai, India Underwater environment: Our fascination with the underwater...
Emotions and Pupil Dilation: Understanding the Psychological Connection
Swathi Madhavan, M.Optom Freelance Medical Writer, Chennai, India When we think of optometry and eye care, we often visualize perfecting vision and diagnosing eye diseases. Yet, a single pupil can bridge the gap between eye care and psychology. Our pupils...
The Eye-Epilepsy Connection: Jeavons Syndrome
Sejal R Singh, M.Optom Research Optometrist, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, India Introduction: Epilepsy is a chronic neurological condition where clusters of nerve cells, or neurons, in the brain occasionally send incorrect signals, leading to seizures. Jeavons...
Visual Precision in Play: How Visual Acuity and Contrast Sensitivity Shape Athletic Performance
Yubraj Neupane, B. Optom Student, Acharya Institute of Allied Health Sciences, Bengaluru, India Athletes' performance is largely dependent on their visual acuity and contrast sensitivity, which affect their capacity to absorb visual information and respond...
How Simple Eye Movements Could Spot Cognitive Changes
Sathishkumar S, B.Optom Research Fellow, Medical Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, India Eye movements can reveal the first signs of cognitive decline before symptoms become noticeable. There are studies that have found that simple eye...
Understanding Occupational Hazards in Optometry
Peeleer Mohammad Nayeem, B. Optom Student, Acharya Institute of Allied Health Sciences, Bengaluru, India Introduction: In this, Professional hazards in Occupational optometry are defined as visual function and ocular health as they relate to occupational and...
Body Mass Index and Eye Pressure: Unveiling the Hidden Connection
Nistha Thapa, B.Sc. Optometry Student, Acharya Institute of Allied Health Sciences, Bengaluru, India Intraocular pressure (IOP) is an important element in the development and progression of glaucoma, the leading cause of irreversible blindness globally....
Parental Attitudes on Myopia and Its Progression Among South-Indian Population
Yogapriya Vijayaragavan, B.optom Paediatric Optometrist-Myopia Clinic, Aravind Eye Care System, Chennai, India Introduction Myopia is one of the common refractive errors, which occurs when there is a conflict between ocular power and axial length of the...
When Eye Twitching Means More: Unmasking Hemifacial Spasm
Kritika Gautam, B.Optom Optometrist, Dr Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital, New Delhi, India Eye twitching is frequently brought on by stress, eye strain, and fatigue, particularly in relation to the muscles and nerves in the face. These twitches are temporary that...
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