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Can Optometrists Solve Crime? Forensic Optometry
Aakanksha Pathania, B. Optom Consultant Optometrist, Sharp Sight Eye Hospital, New Delhi, India Optometrists are the primary eye health care provider who examines the eyesight of the patient, prescribes spectacles, contact lenses, and diagnose any ocular...
Premyopia: An Alarm for Parents
Kritika Gautam, B. Optom Paediatric Fellow Optometrist, Dr. Shroffâs Charity Eye Hospital, New Delhi, India Myopia, an old age term has now gained the priorities due to public health concern regarding myopia progression. Worldwide 30% population is currently...
Dance for the Visually Impaired
Kalaiyarasi D, B. Optom Optometrist, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, India Dance in all forms is always a visual treat for the audience. Right from the costumes, the swift, elegant movements and the emotive expressions of the dancers, everything about a dance...
Visual Hallucination: A Snapshot on the Charles Bonnet Syndrome
Bedisha Biswas, B.Optom Student, Pailan College of Management and Technology, MAKAUT, India Visual hallucinations involve seeing things that are not there which is a sensory misperception in the absence of an actual external stimulus, experienced by patients....
Smart Contact Lens â A Future Technology
Krishna Shah, M. Optom Student, The Sankara Nethralaya Academy (TSNA), Chennai, India Introduction Smart contact lens is a device built on a biocompatible polymer contains ultrathin, flexible electrical circuits and a microcontroller chip for real-time...
Advances in Screening for Amblyopia
Salal Khan, M.Optom Student, Galgotias University, U.P, India Introduction Amblyopia is the most common cause of monocular visual impairment in children, with a prevalence of 2â3%. Not only is one eye's visual acuity reduced, but also binocular vision, fellow...
Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence: âThe ongoing trendâ
Pritam Dutta, M.Optom, FAAO Chandraprabha Eye Hospital, Assam, India Background The term "cognitive science" today refers to the study of all aspects of the mind and encompasses a wide range of academic disciplines such as linguistics, anthropology, artificial...
Vision Science of Motion Sickness
Viraj Zambaulicar, M.Optom Student, The Sankara Nethralaya Academy (TSNA), Chennai, India Background Motion sickness may ruin a much-anticipated vacation and in rare instances affect activities of daily living or employment requiring travel. Although it can...
World Sight Day: Love your Eyes!
Dr. Abhishek Mandal, Ph.D. Senior Business Adviser, Vision Science Academy, London, U.K. Vision Science Academy Exclusive There are a few notable challenges which need an annual reminder for the countries worldwide to concentrate their efforts on devising...
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