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Professional Approach Towards Autistic Child
Naushin Fathima S, B. Optom Fellowship in Clinical Optometry, Aravind Eye Care System, Chennai, India Autism: The defining feature of autism is the presence of a distinctive impairment in the nature and quality of social and communicative development. They have...
Application of Virtual Reality in The Field of Low Vision Care
Dr. Sarika Gopalakrishnan, FAAO, PhD Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, The Envision Research Institute, Wichita, KS, USA Introduction to low vision: Globally, there are about 285 million people who are visually impaired, of which 39 million are blind and 246...
Application of Adaptive Optics in Ophthalmology
Nandhini Elango, M. Optom Student, SRM Medical College Hospital & Research Centre, Tamil Nadu, India Introduction Atmospheric turbulence, which refers to small-scale, irregular air motions characterised by winds that vary in speed and direction. It...
Smart Contact Lenses: Is Eye Diagnosis and Treatment Possible using Contact Lenses?
Bhavya Marwaha, B.Optom Student, Sushant University, Gurugram, India Artificial Intelligence (AI) is defined as the science and engineering of making intelligent machines which includes usage of biosynthetic machines as a forced labour and one such invention is...
Biomechanical Health of Cornea in Keratoconus with Central and Paracentral Cone Location
Swanandi Gawde, B.Optom, PGDOVS, (M. Optom) Optometry Faculty, ITM University - Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Corneal biomechanical changes were seen in ocular conditions like Glaucoma, keratoconus, and Fuchs dystrophy. (1) Keratoconus is a progressive,...
Postpartum Visual Changes
Vidushi Gupta, B.Optom Optometrist, Dr. Shroff Charity Eye Hospital, New Delhi, India Women undergo a tremendous number of changes, both systemic and ocular, throughout pregnancy and even post-partum. During pregnancy, physiological changes occur in the...
Data Science in Eye Care
Dr. Abhishek Mandal, Ph.D. Founder, Vision Science Academy, London, United Kingdom  Vision Science Academy Exclusive The unlimited scope of data science is expected to transform the global perception of healthcare research and its diverse applications. With an...
Aero-Sight Problems
Sanjukta Jana, B.Optom Student, NSHM Knowledge Campus â Kolkata, India Imagine you are in an aeroplane floating high in the sky amongst clouds and suddenly the pilot experiences blurry vision and Boom! The aeroplane crashed by a skyrocket. To avoid aero-medical...
Puzzling Syndrome Impairing Astronauts Sight? SpaceâAssociated Neuro-Ocular Syndrome
Shib Sankar Roy, PhD Research Scholar Program Manager, Vision Science Academy, London, U.K. Vision Science Academy Exclusive Unusual Visual changes during long duration space flights? The long-term health effects of space travel are still being closely...
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