VSA BLOG

Shoubhik Chakraborty Paediatric Optometrist   Introduction Cerebral Visual Impairment (CVI) results from brain damage, affecting visual processing, including the occipital lobe. Some children with CVI retain midbrain-level visual processing through the...

Vishal Biswas, M. Optom Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator, Department of Optometry, School of Allied Health Sciences, Noida International University, India   Computer vision syndrome (CVS) is the term used for anomalies associated with eye and visual...

Swanandi Gawde, B.Optom, PGDOVS, ADCR, (M.Optom) Optometry Faculty, ITM Institute, Navi Mumbai, India   Change Blindness is the phenomenon of failure to detect the change from the visual system. (1) Change blindness is a real-world as well as on-screen...

Krishna Shah, M.Optom Optometrist, Department of Contact Lens, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, India   Introduction Vision is a remarkable sense that allows us to perceive and interact with the world around us. Have you ever wondered how we see and make sense of the...

Sanjukta Jana, B.Optom Intern Optometrist, LVPEI, Bhuvaneswar, India   The eyes of vertebrates are complex. The ontology involved in the evolution of eyes is a debatable topic. The wide diversity in light sensory organs between different phyla makes it evident...

Sony Attri, D.Optom Fellow Optometrist, Vitreo-Retina Department, Dr. Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital, New Delhi, India   It is the time to be wise in limiting the consumption of alcohol to occasions, dinner and get-togethers. Like other toxic effects, long–term...

Chandrima Kundu, B.Optom Optometrist, ICARE Eye Hospital & Postgraduate Institute, Noida, India   Do you know women have a higher predilection for ocular surface dryness than men? Endocrinologic advancement has shown gender-based differences and risk factors...

Amrita Choudhury, M.Optom Senior Optometrist, I Care Eye Hospital-Noida Saptarshi Mukherjee, M.Optom Senior Optometrist, Centre for Sight, New Delhi, India   Opsoclonus is rare oculomotor disorder ,commonly known as dancing eye. It is defined as chaotic,...

Diksha Rathi, B.Optom M. Optom Student, The Sankara Nethralaya Academy, Chennai, India   Introduction Neuro-degenerative diseases (ND’s) are characterised by a progressive deterioration of brain function with a significantly consequent decrease in quality of life...