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In today's digital era, where screens dominate learning and entertainment, students face increasing strain on their eyes. To address this growing concern, on 13th February, 2025 an “Eye Health and Awareness” Session was conducted for the students of Basic and Applied Sciences. Dr. Anitha Arvind, HoD, Department of Optometry from School of Health and Allied Sciences and Mr. Krishna Kumar Gupta Lecturer of Optometry from School of Health and Allied Sciences were the resource person for the session. The session began with the introduction to the event and emphasizing the importance of eye care, healthy screen habits, and preventive measures to safeguard vision for a brighter future by Prof. Naresh Sharma, Head Department of Basic & Applied Sciences.

Dr. Anitha Arvind and Mr. Krishna Kumar Gupta together took the session. They emphasised upon the Common eye problems among university population, refractive error, refractive corrections, dry eye, Digital Eye Strain Or Computer Vision Syndrome – Symptoms, Causes of Digital Eye Strain, How to Prevent Digital Eye Strain, 20-20-20 Rule, Blue Light & Its Impact, Ergonomic Workstation Setup. They also advised regarding correct Nutrition for Eye Health, Self-medication harms, Regular Eye Check-ups. At the end they summarized the session with the key takeaways and some eye related exercise.

It was a very informative session for the students as well as for the faculty members. The event was coordinated by Dr. Shashikant Gupta and Dr. Prerna Sharma.

SDG

• SDG 3 – Good Health and Well-being