Naki’o, a US dog, who lost all four feet to
frostbite, with four prosthetic devices, goes for a run, reports Times of
India, April 27, 2013.
Prosthetic assistive
devices transform the lives of those suffering from disabilities.
It’s now widely
known that the wheel-chair-bound former chief minister of Madhya Pradesh, Ajit
Jogi, is soon likely to walk again with the help of the scientific marvel, the
robotic e-legs.
In the case of
ocular conditions, the artificial intra ocular lens (IOL) implanted at the time
of phakoemulsification procedure of the surgical removal of the cataractous
lens negates the use of post-operative unsightly heavy thick plus glasses of
yesteryear.
The cosmetic brown
soft contact lens provides beautiful matching look to the eye with an
opaque/disfigured cornea.
The red X-chrom soft
contact lens helps the red-green-colour-deficient person score better on the
colour-blindness Ishihara’s book test.
And, the Ptosis
Spectacles, with comfortable non-conspicuous nylon thread support/s,
effectively lift the drooping upper lid/s in patients suffering from the
disease called Ptosis (in cases where the oculo-plastic surgeon decides/advises
against surgical intervention).
Dr. Narendra Kumar
OptometryToday@gmail.com
