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In remembrance of Otto Schirmer

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Dr. Otto Schirmer (13 December,  1864 – 6 May, 1918)

Dr. Otto Schirmer
Dr. Otto Schirmer

 

Otto Schirmer was born in Greifswald, Germany, in 1864. His father was Rudolf Schirmer, an ophthalmologist who published a number of papers on dacryological topics in several German journals.

He had extraordinary musical talent and also an excellent pianist. He also organized many concerts and musical conferences in Greifswald, arranging for the best German performers of the time to play at the Konzertverein of Greifswald. [Read more…] about In remembrance of Otto Schirmer

Project Kickstarter Manual

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Worried about selecting a graduation project?

I have seen students doing a literature review over and over on multiple topics and remain undecided when they have to pinpoint a single topic. This is not because of a lack of interest or focus but due to overthinking. They are too worried that they think of multiple things. But while working on multiple things, their way of thinking becomes too broad and they will be confused. I have also seen students waiting for the inspiration to select a topic and for most of the students, inspiration is the anxiety before one day of topic submission to their supervisor. So here are a few suggestions to select a graduation project.

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Future in Optometry

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Are you into Optometry?

I have been a small-town girl till my Intermediate and had joined Optometry because I couldn’t get into MBBS like many other students. My family saw this as a better opportunity than a common degree or a paid MBBS. I have passed out Integrated Masters in Optometry and Vision Sciences recently and was astonished by the ample of opportunities waiting for us. I never regretted making the decision to join in Optometry. Not just finishing the course with good grades I had also learned a lot of life lessons during this period of my life.

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Children Eye Health and Safety Month – August

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This article is posted on the observance of August- children eye health and safety month. The content of this article is specially written for parents to look after the eye health of the children.

Why the special focus on children for an eye check-up?
As children unable to understand that

  • Their vision is less
  • They may think that’s the best vision they can have or It’s the same for everyone
  • If it’s a problem in a single eye they might not close one eye and observe.

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Fitting assessment of various contact lenses

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At present, Contact lenses have become the best alternative for glasses. Hence proper fitting of the contact lenses is important to make sure that there wont be any harm to the eye and visual health. Different types of contact lenses have different Fitting procedures. The most common types of contact lenses are Soft spherical and Soft toric and Rigid gas permeable contact lenses.

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Interesting facts you have never known about human eye

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  1. The eye is the second most complex organ in our body (after the brain). It is composed of more than 2 million operational parts which can process 36,000 bits of information every hour!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 inff

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