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G.Sruthi, B. Optometry Aravind Fellowship in Clinical Optometry, Aravind Eye Care System, Chennai, India The COVID 19 pandemic has made everyone use face masks in our day-to-day activities. While it helps in controlling the spread of coronavirus, unfortunately,...
Focusing on sight loss Part 1
Daniel Williams Founder of Visualise Training and Consultancy, U.K. UK based Daniel Williams of Visualise Training and Consultancy shares a low vision patientâs perspective on how services and the patient experience can be improved. What more can be done for...
Psychological Aspects Of Colour Perception
Subhadeep Das, M. Optom Senior Training Manager (Malaysia), Vision Science Academy Lecturer of Management and Science University, Malaysia. Vision Science Academy Exclusive INTRODUCTION Passionate reactions to colour are unconstrained. Positive or...
Marfan Syndrome & The Eye
Ashish Gangwar, Bachelor in Optometry Optometrist, Dr. Shroffâs Charity Eye Hospital, New Delhi, India Marfan Syndrome is a dominantly inherited disorder of connective tissue caused by mutations in the gene encoding fibrillin-1. (1) Connective tissue holds all...
Insomnia Snatching The Wettability Of Cornea
Tathagata Roy, B. Optom Intern Optom, Dr. Shroffâs Charity Eye Hospital, New Delhi, India. Violation of tear secretion and tear film stability leads to Dry Eye Disease (DED), in which the quality of sleep plays an important role. (1) Tear deficiency, excessive...
Effect Of Winter Season In Our Eyes
Kristi Sharma, B. Optom Intern Optometrist, Sri Sankaradeva Nethralaya Guwahati, Assam, India Ocular dryness during cold weather Ocular dryness is one of the biggest ocular concerns arising with the onset of winter. While most of the time people take adequate...
Focusing on sight loss Part 2
Daniel Williams Founder of Visualise Training and Consultancy, U.K. UK based Daniel Williams of Visualise Training and Consultancy shares a low vision patientâs perspective on how services and the patient experience can be improved. What more can be done for...
Vision Centre – Reaching The Unreached
Anusuya D, Bachelorâs in Optometry Aravind Fellowship in Clinical Optometry, Aravind Eye Care System, Chennai Visual impairment (VI) has been a major health concern in rural areas. More than 70% of Indiaâs population lives in rural areas, with inaccessibility...
Dysphotopsia: Elucidating The Riddle
Aishwarya Jha, B.Optometry Fellow Optometrist, Dr Shroffâs Charity Eye Hospital, Delhi, India Dysphotopsia is a digressive optical phenomenon occurring after the implantation of an IntraOcular Lens (IOL). It is common after an uncomplicated, successful cataract...
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