Clinical Optometry

WHAT IS SQUINT? = A misalignment of the visual axes of the two eyes is called squint or strabismus . Classification of strabismus : 1)Latent squint:-it is a condition in…

 Introduction - Binocular single vision is the condition in which two eyes act together. so that the two dissimilar objects came in each eye and the presence of fusion is the blending of…

Latent squint is also known as heterophoria. The word 'latent' means hidden. It can be described as a condition in which an eye is maintained at the point of fixation…

Diplopia refers to the simultaneous perception of two images of a single object that may be displaced horizontally or vertically in relation to each other. It is also called double…

The eyes are the visual organ and eyeball moves includes voluntary or involuntary movements to increase the field of vision, to reduce blurring.             This movements are controlled by a…

To see an object clearly we need a normal eye alignment that would help to focus light on the macula binocularly. If there remain any irregularities in eye alignment that…

Amblyopia also called lazy eye is decreased eyesight or it's a type of poor vision that happens in 1 eye.The most sensitive period of developing amblyopia is in the first…

Optic atrophy refers to the late stage changes that take place in the optic nerve resulting from axonal degeneration in the pathway between the retina and the lateral geniculate body,…

PUPIL AND IT’S FUNCTIONS:- Pupil is the aperture or an entrance in iris through which the light enters in our eye and reach to retina. It is mainly surrounded by…

According to WHO: Low Vision is visual acuity of less than 6/18 but equal to or better than 3/60, or/and a corresponding visual field loss to less than 20° in…