Singer and Musician
Visual impairment: Born blind
Born: February 28, 1944
Ravindra Jain is a consummate musician with a degree of consistency rarely seen in the industry. Born blind, he never allowed his blindness to come in the way of honing his inborn talent.
Dancer
Visual impairment : Became blind at three, due to accident
Visual impairment did not come in the way of this dancer who has mastered the Bharat natyam, especially abhinaya.
Buse Gowda has over a thousand performances to his credit. It all started 17 years ago at the Ramana Maharishi Academy for the Blind when Buse Gowda, as an inquisitive eight-year-old boy, chanced to meet Ashok Kumar, a dance teacher who was just then establishing his school, 'Natyanjali'.
A recipient of Padma Vibhushan, Binod Bihari Mukherjee was an artist with diverse interests. His creativity was so intense that it found its way of expression not only in form of paintings but he also murals and sculptures.
THE VOICE OF FOD is India's first and most exclusive magazine on disability covering issues connected to the disability sector. The magazine comprises of articles, profiles of institutions/eminent personalities, inspiring poems, illustrations, jokes, review of books/films/theatre, updates, etc related to disability segment.
SATH will be organising a pre-conference workshop on "Accessible Tourism: Why, How and Where!" on 17th September 2012 during 13th TRANSED at New Delhi
A) Hands-On Evaluation of Environmental Barriers on Wheelchair Mobility
Lasik surgery is currently the best method of correction of refractive errors. It is accurate, effective and safe.
Lasik (Laser Assisted In-situ Keratomileusis)
Vision is the most powerful determinant of posture at work. It is impossible to maintain good postures throughout the workday, unless work materials and equipment are thoughtfully placed within the line of sight and within a comfortable focussing distance.
Some tips for the routine eye-care of the newborn child.
Eye care of the newborn child
Suggested are some tips for the routine eye care of the newborn child.
These are small polymer covers, which are placed directly over the cornea. They are of two main types: soft and semi soft.
Contact Lenses
Eyedrops
If eyedrops have been prescribed for treating your glaucoma, you need to use them properly and as instructed by your eye care professional. Proper use of your glaucoma medication can improve the medicine's effectiveness and reduce your risk of side effects.
The essential nutrients your eyes should not miss on.
Nutrition and Your Eyes
Vitamin A deficiency is one of the leading causes of preventable blindness in developing countries. Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin and is found mainly in fish liver oils, liver, egg yolks, butter and cream, green leafy and yellow vegetables.
Trachoma is a serious, persistent eye infection that often causes permanent scarring of the cornea, the transparent front part of the eye.
Trachoma
A stye, medically termed as 'chalazion', is a small lump in the eyelid caused by obstruction of an oil producing gland.
Stye
What is a Stye?
Strabismus is a problem caused by the improper functioning of one or more eye muscles, which results in a misalignment of the eyes.
Strabismus
Abnormal drooping of the upper eyelid is called ptosis. Ptosis is said to be present if the upper eyelid covers more than 2 millimeters of the cornea.
What is ptosis?
Nystagmus is the term applied to rapid involuntary oscillatory movement of the eyes independent of the normal eye movements. They are usually horizontal but vertical, rotatory or mixed movements may also be seen. The condition is almost always present in both eyes simultaneously. Nystagmus is the term applied to rapid involuntary oscillatory movement of the eyes independent of the normal eye movements.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum is the name given to conjunctivitis affecting both the eyes of an infant under one month of age.
What is eye-care in newborns: Ophthalmia Neonatorum Management?
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