The Role of an Optometrist in Child's Reading and Learning Problems

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Ideally, every child who has the opportunity to go to school starting from nursery, kindergarten, primary and secondary school should have undergone a vision-screening programme every year. Lack of qualified manpower as well as facilities could not make this possible.

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Zika Virus May Cause Visual Impairment in Babies

Brazilian and Stanford University researchers have found out in their research that infants presumed to be affected by Zika virus in the womb may have eye abnormalities possibly linked to the virus. They observed that Zika virus infection can cause a serious harm to the baby's eyes which could lead to severe visual impairment.

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