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Is LASIK Right for You? Understanding the Procedure and Choosing the Ideal Candidates
Dipanwita Karmakar, B.Optom. NSHM Knowledge Campus, Durgapur, India Laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) is a refractive surgical procedure that corrects vision by reshaping the cornea with an excimer laser. This procedure was patented in 1989 by Dr....
A Glimpse of Gold: Oguchiâs Disease and Night Vision Puzzle
Drishti Baisla, B.Optom. Student1 Roshni Sengupta, Assistant Professor2 GD Goenka University, Gurugram, India Oguchiâs disease is a rare autosomal recessive form of congenital stationary night blindness caused by defects in the inactivation process of rod...
Optical Evidence in Forensic Investigation
Jagadheswari. V, M.Optom. Assistant Professor, School of Allied Health Sciences, Salem, India. The application of optical science to the judicial system is known as forensic optometry. It is used in court proceedings for identification, to test eyewitness...
From Cradle to Golden Years: The Power of Lifelong Eye Care
Haziel Rynjah, M.Optom. Assistant Professor, University of Sciences and Technology, Ri-Bhoi, India Vision is one of our most valuable senses, shaping how we experience and interact with the world. However, eye health needs evolve from childhood to old age,...
Eyes on the Mind: How Retinal Biomarkers are Opening Doors to Early Alzheimerâs Detection
Anshi Jha, Â B.Optom. Student Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, Saifai, India What if your routine eye exam could reveal more than just a vision problemâwhat if it could spot the first signs of Alzheimerâs disease? As surprising as it may sound, your...
The Brainâs Trickery: Are We Living in a Visual Illusion?
Kashish Dineshbhai Mulani, B.Optom. Student KD Institute of Allied Health Sciences, Ahmedabad, India Everything we view goes through numerous layers before generating an inverted image on our retina, but we accept it as reality. Optical illusions call into...
The Perception Puzzle: Exploring the Science of Colour Vision
Mahi Alpesh Shukla, B.Optom. Student KD Institute of Allied Health Sciences, Ahmedabad, India In our daily lives, colour vision is essential because it enables people of all ages to recognise things and distinguish between different aspects in their...
Even Blind People Canât See the Darkness: A Neurologistâs Manuscript
Mahesh Mudi, Fellow in Paediatric Optometry, Binocular Vision and Cerebral Vision Impairment Consultant Optometrist, Narayana Nethralaya, Bengaluru, India Dynamics of visual function Congenitally blind individuals, having never seen physical objects, cannot...
AR, VR & AI in Ophthalmology: The Future of Eye Care
Mahesh Mudi, Fellowship in Paediatric Optometry, Binocular Vision, and Cerebral Vision Impairment Consultant Optometrist, Narayana Nethralaya, Bengaluru, India Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are revolutionising...
 
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