Complications of contact lens wear
As many as a 45million people in the country wear contact lenses to improve their vision. contacts are usually safe, but several serious complications can occur especially if proper care…
As many as a 45million people in the country wear contact lenses to improve their vision. contacts are usually safe, but several serious complications can occur especially if proper care…
Keratoconus is a non-inflammatory degenerative abnormal condition of the cornea which causes a conic deformity. It is usually bilateral and progressive. The thinning is mostly central and makes the cornea…
These lenses consist of an RGP center with asoft skirt edge. They combine the benefits of rigid lens optics,including better lens contraction and decreased aberrations, alongwith the comfort of a…
When the lens is received from the manufacturer it is sterile, so where does the infection come from? Clearly, most of the complications with contact lens are because of the…
This is a fact that we cannot see any object in a perfectly dark room conclusively establishes the truth that light is necessary for the purpose of vision. Nature has…
The precorneal tear film plays a major role in the maintenance of the functional integrity of the cornea. It protects, nourishes & lubricates the cornea. The cornea is made up…
The initial Duchrome test, also known as the Bichrome test, consists of two directions, red and green. Color distortion, the basis of the experiment, occurs because different wavelengths of light…
There are two methods of evaluating the refractive error of an eye: Objective refraction, (usually retinoscopy) where the result depends purely on the examiner's judgment to determine the optimum optical…
In this modern era of science and technology, when everything is controlled by computerized automated machines. Then why refraction is remained from that list although as an Optometrist we will…
WHAT IS RETINOSCOPY?Retinoscopy is a technique to objectively determine the refractive error of the eye. (farsighted, nearsighted, astigmatism) and the need for glasses. The test can be quick, easy, reliably…