COVID 19 and New Normal: What changes we can see in the Field of Ophthalmology
Covid 19 has taken the entire world in its grip and normal life as we knew it till now, is in complete disarray. New vocabulary with words like Lockdown, Social distancing, respiratory hygiene, and PPE are becoming increasingly common in everyday life. However, normal is something that changes all the time; what was normal 10 years or even 50 years ago, is not normal today and this change is a con...Read More
APPs in India: Smartphone Apps in ophthalmology
Smartphone Applications (Apps) have entered all the spheres of our life- whether its music, food or plain old messaging. Information is now easily accessible from the palm of your hand and ophthalmology has been one of the first few medical branches to embrace this. Here are a few apps designed by Indian ophthalmologists and engineers that are changing the way we look at smartphones. Apps for Your...Read More
My journey of programming and making Apps is spread over several years starting from school days. I studied in a CBSE school in Kerala and computer science was one of the mandatory extra subjects that I looked forward to. These were the days of Windows 3.1 and early Windows 95. MSDOS was still popular. In 5th standard, we started learning the basics of computer programing with LOGO or Turtle, wher...Read More
Smart Apps for the Smart Ophthalmologists
Since the dawn of the smart-phone era, medicos of all specialties have had various apps at their disposal; either for educational purposes or simply as a clinical tool to be used in their outpatient departments. In the field of ophthalmology, we have a wide variety of apps designed for functions ranging from auto-refractometry to learning how to create a continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis. There...Read More
Its back to ABC, as we ReBOOT post COVID-19
SARS-COV-2 an organism invisible to the eye has brought the world to a standstill. The crisis has surely put the spotlight on Health Care Workers who have across the world demonstrated high levels of commitment and saved millions, putting their own lives at risk. The global pandemic has impacted every ophthalmologist across our country and none of us expect to return to life as normal as we knew i...Read More
Teach to Reach: Journey of An Ophthalmologist Youtuber
It all started in my first year of residency when my campaign 'Teach To Reach' was born. Ophthalmology was not my preferred branch, but teaching has always been my passion. To accept my new found career, I integrated my passion into my profession. So, by teaching ophthalmology, I started to enjoy the process of learning. Mundane topics became fascinating when I explained to my peers. Then,...Read More