COVID-19 – it is all about “flattening the curve”
March 23, 2020
Not a single day, not even an hour, passes by these days without mentioning arguably the hottest topic in the century so far – the
Category: Vision
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Vision 20/20 – what is it all about?
March 7, 2020
It is the end of February and the first 2 months of 2020 have already passed so it might be the right time to discuss
How an injury to one eye can cause disease in the fellow eye
January 26, 2020
When we discuss lazy eye, we oftentimes mention several consequences that amblyopia has on the quality of our lives. Troubles reading, learning, seeing depth, etc.,
Cortical Blindness
December 9, 2019
Cortical blindness is the loss of vision in a healthy eye that arises from damage to the occipital cortex of the brain. Most often it
How does our eye develop as we grow?
November 4, 2019
There are two entities that define the refractive properties of the human eye. (a) The axial length – the length of the eyeball and (b)
How important is a sight in school?
August 12, 2019
Let me start with an apology. I know it is cruel for us to bring up a school in the middle of August. You finally
Following the Light – Part VII: From retina to the brain
June 6, 2019
As you have probably already read in our last two blogs (Part V and Part VI), from now on we are not following the light
Following the Light – Part V: The retina (and the vitreous)
April 12, 2019
When I said in the previous blog that we had mostly covered optical parts of the eye by then, I had used the word mostly.
Following the Light – Part IV: Refraction and the Eye Globe
April 8, 2019
In our current blog series, we have so far covered the parts of our eyes that comprise the so-called optical part of the eye. You
Following the Light – Part III: Iris, pupil and lens
April 5, 2019
Click here for Part 1 (On the origin of light) and here for part 2 (The cornea) of our current blog series. Further into the