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Nearwork-induced transient myopia and accommodation function before and after laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis surgery Open

Viswanathan Sivaraman, Holly Price, Jameel Rizwana Hussaindeen, KrishnaKumar Ramani, Peter M. Allen · 2021

Purpose: To assess the change in Near Induced Transient Myopia (NITM) and other accommodation parameters, before and after undergoing LASIK surgery for myopia correction. Methods: Twenty-nine myopic subjects were recruited from a tertiary …

Construction and validation of logMAR visual acuity charts in seven Indian languages Open

KrishnaKumar Ramani, Kalpa Negiloni, Deepmala Mazumdar, Aditya Neog, Biman Das , et al. · 2018

The newly developed Indian language visual acuity charts are designed based on the standard recommendations and will help to assess visual impairment in people of these languages across the country.

Variant myopia: A new presentation? Open

KrishnaKumar Ramani, Jameel Rizwana Hussaindeen, Mithra Anand, Viswanathan Sivaraman, PeterM Allen · 2018

Accommodative etiology does not play a role in the refractive discrepancy seen in individuals with the variant myopic presentation. These individuals have thinner choroids in the eye with variant myopic presentation compared to the fellow …

Are children with low vision adapted to the visual environment in classrooms of mainstream schools? Open

RachapalleReddi Sudhir, Kalpa Negiloni, KrishnaKumar Ramani, R Jeevitha, Jayashree Kalva · 2018

Simple modifications of the visual task size and seating arrangements can aid children with low vision with better visibility of chalkboard and reduced visual stress to manage in mainstream schools.

Spectacle compliance among adolescents in Southern India: Perspectives of service providers Open

Anuradha Narayanan, Shuba Kumar, KrishnaKumar Ramani · 2018

This study had identified unique barriers and solutions from the perspectives of the service providers. The suggested strategies would aid in an effective schoolchildren vision screening practice to enhance compliance to spectacle wear.

Near work‐induced transient myopia in Indian subjects Open

Viswanathan Sivaraman, Jameel H Rizwana, KrishnaKumar Ramani, Holly Price, Richard Calver , et al. · 2015

The magnitude of the NITM was higher in myopes compared to emmetropes for both five minute and 60 minute viewing time. The NITM decayed slightly faster than that found in previous literature for some other ethnic groups. Potential reasons …

Role of optometry school in single day large scale school vision testing Open

KrishnaKumar Ramani, Anuradha Narayanan · 2015

Single day large scale school vision testing can be adopted by schools of optometry to reach a higher number of children within a short span.

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