Month: October 2024

Index Home Our journey from sixth month onwards, is one of curiosity and mobility. Now babies can see near as well as far, and their tiny eyes are grasping the world around them. As they see and touch almost everything, they also start making sense of sounds. This is also the time for the first meaningful… Continue reading Development milestones from six months to one year of life

Index Home Many developments take place from birth, to first six months of life. In the first one month, newborn is a neonate. Subsequently, the period upto one year of life, is infancy. Developments in this period are milestones in our journey. Many motor milestones in the first six months can be picked up from postage… Continue reading Milestones from birth upto first six months of infant life

Index Home Louis Braille was born on January 4, 1809. When he was three, he accidentally injured one of his eyes. Over next two years, injured eye got infected, and let to complete blindness. Louis as well as his parents were determined to get an education for him. At age 10, Louis Braille had enrolled in… Continue reading Braille: Just six elevated dots, to see the unseen

Index Home 1976 is a landmark year for Global Blindness Prevention. After years of apathy, blindness prevention and control was on World Health Organisation (WHO) agenda. Only a year ago in 1975, World Health Assembly had adopted a resolution on problem of blindness. The assembly zeroed in on six leading causes of blindness at that time,… Continue reading Legacy of “Foresight prevents blindness” campaign

Index Home Eyes have always intrigued us. Eyes reflect our intent, emotions, wisdom, and even romance. While science attributes eyes with sight, for art and literature these are windows of our thought and vision. Indeed, these are two windows of our soul, be it thoughts of wisdom benevolence, mischief or cruelty. Since time immemorial, looking into… Continue reading The art and science of sight & looking into ones eyes