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Mental optometry: Perceive to see with the mind’s eye

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Author Details : Jamshed Ali*, Gaurav Dubey, Zeba Hayat, Prasenjit Das, Simi Afroz

Volume : 9, Issue : 4, Year : 2023

Article Page : 480-484

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijceo.2023.092

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Abstract

Mental optometry is a newly recognized word that refers to the interaction of the mind, brain, and sensory perceptions. The pattern established by behavioural optometry's research and assumption linking bodily orientation to the physical field of vision will be followed by the mind's eye, emotions, and actions. All three theories imply the presence of such an idea as a fundamental component of their systems, even if it isn't formally stated. The database was compiled using PubMed, PubMed Central (PMC), the Cochrane library, Google scholar, and research gate. Mental Optometry provides a neurobiologically informed knowledge of mood, emotion, and thinking. Visual stimulus interpretations, enabling for therapeutic treatments to help patients recognize and rectify skewed judgments. Optometrists have an important role in patients with mental illness. Finally, we must evaluate how enhancing ocular health and visual suppleness may assist our patients improve their overall feeling of well-being.
 

Keywords: Mental optometry, Behavioral optometry, Mental illness, Ocular health.

How to cite : Ali J, Dubey G, Hayat Z, Das P, Afroz S, Mental optometry: Perceive to see with the mind’s eye. Indian J Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2023;9(4):480-484

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