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History World Sight Day was initially started by the Lions Club International Foundation as part of the Sight First campaign in the year 2000, World Sight Day is now coordinated by the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness…

Orthokeratology or Ortho-k lenses are a special type of contact lenses that are used to correct refractive error. Unlike conventional contact lenses, they don’t work when they’re in the eye. Rather, they are put before bed and are taken off…

Various Lines in Ophthalmology were well described here with photos. Such as Arlt’s Line, Hudson Line, Stocker, Vogt’s vs Haab’s Striae in keratoconus.

Introduction It is a well-known fact that good eyesight is the essence of a happy life. Poor eyesight most certainly degrades the physical abilities, mobility, earnings and standard of living. There is a massive proportion of the…

Human eye development undergoes dramatic anatomical and physiologic development throughout infancy and early childhood. Let’s have a glance over various parameters: Dimensions of the Eye Most of the growth of the eye takes place…

Methods of evaluating the refractive error 1. Subjective refraction Subjective methods is one of the evaluating method of refractive errror of an eyes where the result depends on the patient’s ability to discern changes in clarity. This…

Introduction Slit Lamp = Slit beam of light Biomicroscope = Biological living tissue i.e. the eye Slit Lamp Biomicroscope consists of a Compound Binocular Microscope & an Illumination System – typically linked on a common pivot so…

Cycloplegic and mydriatic eye drops are important dMuscles within the eye control the size of the pupil and the diameter of the ciliary ring. Drugs that cause an increase in the diameter of the pupil or dilatation are called as Mydriatics.…

Grading in ophthalmology is an important tool to grade the eye diseases severity. The grading system develops over time, These grading systems in ophthalmology are useful for resident doctors, postgraduate students, optometrist, ophthalmic…

Pinhole Visual Acuity knew as Pinhole Vision is an important examination tool in the field of ophthalmology and optometry. What is Pinhole? The pinhole is an eye shield with several small holes or one hole that allow light rays…