Digital eye strain in children
What is Digital Eye Strain? Digital eye strain, also called computer vision syndrome, is a condition that happens when the eyes get tired or irritated from looking at a screen…
Methods of taking visual acuity in younger children
The testing of visual acuity in infants and children has been treated separately from the testing of adults because infants and children often can’t be tested with the same materials…
Jackson’s Cross Cylinder
The Jackson's cross cylinder is a lens of fundamental importance in optometry with a key role in the refraction routine. It is used to verify the strength and axis of…
Frame Selection In Paediatric Spectacle Dispensing
Optometry is not just about prescribing an optical correction for diagnosed refractive error. Optometrists’ work beginsfrom the moment a patient walks into the clinic to avail the competent services of…
Importance of pediatric eye care
It is known that the visual impulses travel from the optic nerve through the visual pathway to the visual cortex where the final interpretation takes place. But what is rarely…