Pseudophakia is a condition that occurs when the natural lens of the eye, clouded by a cataract, is replaced with an artificial intraocular lens (IOL). This surgical intervention is a standard practice globally and has become a transformative solution for millions of people dealing with the visual impairment caused by cataracts. Pseudophakia in cataract surgery…
Throughout the history of mankind, humans have held some weird, out of the box medical claims for the human body especially for the eyes. One of them is acquiring sanpaku eyes. Sanpaku eyes is a Japanese term which means ‘’three whites’’. This means that the white portion of the eye which is sclera is shown…
Use of chat gpt, AI in the field of optometry Since its launch, chat gpt has become a topic of discussion globally. Here we will discuss about use of chat gpt, AI in the field of optometry. What is chat gpt? Chatbot GPT is an artificial intelligence language model developed by OpenAI. GPT stands for…
The science of vision- How do our eyes work? Let’s make it as simple yet comprehensive as it can be for every little biologist or anybody who gets fascinated by the fact that these tiny yet paramount organs of vision are working and making us see the nature, our friends, the great architects, observe the…
Scotoma is a visual field defect which results in formation of black spots with no vision. A black spot or blind spot in the center of vision then it is central scotoma. It can be bilateral and unilateral as well. Onset The central scotoma can be unilateral or bilateral. If the scotoma is due to…
Accommodative esotropia is the phenomenon of over convergence in response to neurologic stimulus that demands accommodation to see clearly at distance, intermediate and near point. Linkage of accommodation and convergence We can induce convergence without stimulating accommodation with the help of base out prisms; but we need to stimulate convergence before stimulating accommodation. The accommodation…
Eye allergies and infections is a condition of invasion of microbes which interfere with the normal functioning of eye. The symptoms include foreign body sensation, photophobia, itching, redness and lacrimation and pain in the associated area. The diseases and allergies of cornea, conjunctiva, eyelid and sclera can be the result of bacterial, viral, fungal, protozoa…
Cataract is the acquired or congenital opacification of the lens of the human eye. The lens is the refractive organ of the eye which plays major role in directing the upcoming light rays on the retina to form the real image. Avascular nature of lens The transparency of lens is very essential factor for the…
The different types of drugs for glaucoma are in use. The drug is selected for the treatment after understanding the type of glaucoma in the eye of the patients. Glaucoma is a group of disease associated with optic nerve neuropathy along with rise in intra-ocular pressure of the eye. It can cause visual field defects….
Mid Atlantic Retina in Philadelphia is the leading and one of the top world class retina center with best leading team of retina specialists that one can ask for. The reliability of their doctors immensely increases when one get to know that they have been the ophthalmologists for Philadelphia Sixers. Their physicians have been named as…
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