Role of Optometrist in Glaucoma: Assessment and Management
The optometrist is a critical member of the glaucoma patient management team. In this article,Filip Kecer discusses the optometrist's role in glaucoma care.
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Implantation of Extended Focus Intraocular Lenses in Cataract Surgery
This research compares the visual results, patient satisfaction and the rate of patient’s independence through four intraocular lens designs with extended vision range.
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Protocols for visual examination in school-age children with dyslexia or reading problems: a literature review
Alessandro Toschino analyses the main aspects to consider when performing an eye and vision examination for a correct assessment in children with reading problems.
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What is Vision Therapy?
Vision Therapy is an area of knowledge in constant growth, consisting of different exercises to treat dysfunctions such as ocular accommodation, binocularity and ocular motility from a multidisciplinary perspective.
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Comparison of Distance Stereoacuity in corrected Myopic and Hypermetropic children.
Master´s Thesis of Sounak Choudhuri, Pediatric Optometrist and student of SAERA (Postgraduate Master in Clinical Optometry and Vision Therapy).
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Contact Lens Fitting Guide by Aliki Kantzou
The guide outlined is based on new research, accredited books and articles in relation to the use of contact lenses and their proper fitting.
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Review of Chapters 1 and 2 of Handbook of Vision Therapy by Dr. Joaquín Vidal
The following is a review of chapters 1 and 2 of Handbook of Vision Therapy by Dr. Joaquín Vidal. The author of this review is the optometrist Stanley Tien, Master in Clinical Optometry and Vision Therapy at SAERA. He currently works at Suntime Vision Specialist (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) . Visual problems […]
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The Control of Myopic Progression in Relation to the Environment and Lifestyle
By Alessio Spiga, optician optometrist and student of SAERA. Introduction Myopia, also called nearsightedness, is a common problem where light rays passing through the eye are focused before they reach the retina. It is the most common refractive error of the eye, and it has become more prevalent in recent years. Myopia occurs […]
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Correlation between Binocular Vision and Functional Performance
This is a Final Thesis written by Dhivya Gnana Sekar, one of our students in the Master in Clinical Optometry and Vision Therapy. Abstract: Purpose: The aims of this study were to analyze the correlation between the performance on fine motor skills tasks and sensory fusion, the level of visual […]
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Multifocal Contact Lenses: a Review
Multifocal Contact Lenses: a Review By Francesca La Forgia, Optician-optometrist and student of the Expert Certificate in Clinical Optometry Presbyopia Presbyopia is not considered an eye disease, but a disorder that affects everyone during the natural aging process. It is an age-related loss of lens accommodation resulting in inability […]