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How Good Your Eyes are at Scrolling Web Pages?

How Good Your Eyes are at Scrolling Web Pages?

Anuska Chakraborty, B. Optom Student Student, NSHM Knowledge Campus - Kolkata, India   It started at a time when we had nothing to do during the lockdown. We want to escape from reality. And that is why many of us have become addicted to scrolling through social...

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Anxiety and Visual Distress

Anxiety and Visual Distress

Sneha Baidya, B. Optom Optometry Student, NSHM Knowledge Campus - Kolkata, India   According to American Psychological Association, anxiety can be defined as an emotion characterised by feelings of tension, worried thoughts, and physical changes like sweating,...

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Third Eye: The Cyclopean Eye

Third Eye: The Cyclopean Eye

Sanjukta Jana, B.Optom Student Student, NSHM Knowledge Campus - Kolkata, India   Lord Shiva, the supreme being in Hindu mythology is also known as ‘Tryambaka Deva’ meaning the three-eyed lord. The third eye mainly refers to sensory eyes which have no physical...

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Artificial Retina: It is Happening

Artificial Retina: It is Happening

Kristi Sharma, B.Optom M.Optom Student, The Sankara Nethralaya Academy, Chennai, India   Introduction The gift of vision is a blessing too invaluable to lose forever. Around the globe, among many diseases and conditions that make people seek immediate medical...

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Is Your World Snowing All the Time?

Is Your World Snowing All the Time?

Roshni Sengupta, PhD Scholar Assistant Professor, Sushant University, Haryana, India   Defining- Visual Snow: Visual Snow Syndrome (VSS) is a neurological condition that is characterised by the presence of "static" or "snow-like" visual disturbances in the field...

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