VSA BLOG

Swetha Ravichandran, B.S. Optometry M.Optom Student, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal University, India   Introduction:  Most often we would have wondered why there is a wide diversity in the size and shape of pupils among various animals compared...

Sankhajyoti Saha, M.Optometry Clinical Optometrist, I for Eye, Falakata, India   Ever wonder why after a heavy night shift or after a prolonged journey we often misjudge the time or experience a jet lag? Even it has found that blind patients do have sleep...

Mehal Rathore, B.Optom Graduate Research Scholar, Elite School of Optometry, A unit of Medical Research Foundation in collaboration with SASTRA University, Thanjavur, India.   Retinal vasculature imaging and cross-sectional en face imaging of the retina have been...

Bhumin Parekh, Bachelor of Optometry Binocular Vision Fellow, Sankara Nethralaya   Introduction: Amblyopia is a neuro-developmental disorder of the visual cortex that arises from abnormal visual experience early in life (e.g. strabismus, anisometropia, or form...

Prantik Aditya, Bachelor in Clinical Optometry Fellow Optom, Dr. Shroff Charity Eye Hospital, Delhi, India   The cornea is the clear front surface of the optical system of the eye, which allows light to enter the eye for vision. It provides approximately 65 to 75...

Hadiya Farhath, B. Optometry Research Optometrist, Sankara Nethralaya, India   Flares and the cells (reflection of light from proteins and leucocytes in the aqueous humour)(1) are the major signs in uveitis. Aqueous flare (appears like smoke) intensity indicates...

Vaishaali Gunalan, Research fellow, M Optom Vision Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, India   Ultraviolet radiation (UVR) - A component of solar radiation: Over the past 2 decades, there has been documented depletion of the ozone layer that drew...

Arnab Mazumder, Under-graduate student Bachelor in Engineering, Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore, India   The recreational activities of the current generation are evidently distinct from forgoing generations by virtue of their access to a virtual...

Swetha Ravichandran, B.S. Optometry M. Optometry Student, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal University, India   Introduction: Corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL) is a procedure that was first explained by Wollensak et al in 2003 (1). Currently, it...