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Tag Archives: Optician

Patel Optics, tailor-made services

Patel Optics is the Number 1 optician in Mauritius, whether for quality frames or sunglasses or for an eye exam, we promise to give you the best service possible. Discover our tailor-made services.   An eye exam at Patel Optics   Eye exams are used to determine a person's visual acuity for each eye. Therefore, to know if the vision is correct, from near and far. The tests are done using white visual acuity tables with black letters and numbers or with opening rings decreasing in size from top to bottom which will be placed in front of the eye. An eye exam at Patel Optics takes an average of 10 to 20 minutes and can be done as from 4 years old. The tests will also include:   Studies…

Visual impairment what consequence?

More than 5% of the population in Mauritius may suffer from visual impairment. The latter, if early, can cause irreversible damage to the child's visual development. What is visual deficit? What consequences on vision? Find out everything in this article.   What is visual impairment?   Visual impairment is defined as all disorders linked to poor vision functioning, in particular with regard to the visual field, or visual acuity.   We can distinguish two categories of visual impairment:   Blind people with blindness whose corrected visual acuity is less than or equal to 1/20 The visually impaired, suffering from amblyopia, whose visual acuity after correction of the best eye is between 4/10 and 1/10.   The WHO(World Health Organization) recognizes 4 stages of visual functions including:   Normal vision Moderate…