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Aetiology of Visually Significant Congenital and Developmental Cataract
Cindy Niangsuanbawi, B. Optom Optometry Intern, Dr. Shroffâs Charity Eye Hospital, New Delhi, India A well-developed normal crystalline lens is transparent which focuses the light entering the eye onto the retina. Cataract means opacity of the transparent lens,...
New Leading-Edge Technology for Myopia Control
Aakanksha Pathania, Optometry Student Intern Optometrist, Chaudhary Eye Centre & Laser Vision, New Delhi, India Background Myopia, often termed as near-sightedness, is a refractive anomaly of the eye, where the parallel rays coming from infinity converge in...
Assistive Technology for Low Vision Patients
Debanjali Bhattacharjee, Ph.D. Scholar Assistant Professor, Department of Optometry, Sushant University, Gurgaon, India Background Low Vision defines impaired vision which canât be corrected with glasses, contact lenses or any surgery, and oneâs quality of life...
Retinitis Pigmentosa â Challenging Visual Rehabilitation
Kirti Kumari, B. Optom Optometrist, Dr. Shroff Charity Eye Hospital, New Delhi, India Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) is an inherited degenerative eye disease that causes severe vision impairment. Symptoms often begin in childhood, including decreased vision at night...
Visual Dysfunction in Migraine
Kritika Gautam, B.Optom Fellow Optometrist, Dr. Shroffâs Charity Eye Hospital, Delhi, India Background Migraine headache is a common neurological disorder that disrupts vision more than any other sensory and motor function, experienced nowadays. (1) Migraine...
How The Use of Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Can Help Blind People Improve Their Lifestyle
Dr. Abhishek Mandal, Ph.D. Senior Business Adviser, Vision Science Academy, London, U.K. Vision Science Academy Exclusive Many people think that artificial intelligence (AI) is merely about the Sci-Fi and notion of modern world movies, including robots and...
All About Ocular Migraine: An Optometristâs Perspective
Kheyali Mondal, B.Optom Fellow Optometrist, Dr. Shroffâs Charity Eye Hospital Overview Ocular migraine is a temporary or permanent monocular visual disturbance accompanying a migraine attack or with a history of migraine episode or without any history of...
Wink to Zoom
Sarbari Ray, B.Optom. Fellow Optometrist at Dr. Shroffâs Charity Eye Hospital, Delhi, India Background Refracting telescopes is a type of afocal compound telescope that has two lenses, which works by magnifying the image of the object which we focus on. Those...
Menstrual Cycle and Human Eye
Prattoy Bej , B.Optom Fellow Optometrist, Dr. Shroffâs Charity Eye Hospital, New Delhi, India Hormones are types of chemicals in multicellular organisms or in other ways the bodyâs chemical messenger which has various effects on the body like inhibition or...
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