Tharshika Varathalingam
- Optometrist
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Brief Introduction
Tash is an Optometrist at Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai in Dubai Healthcare city with more than 10 years of regional and international experience in the United Kingdom and United Arab Emirates. She has worked extensively in community optometry and NHS Enhanced Optical Services, providing optometric care to adults and children.
Areas of Expertise
- Vision assessment and refraction for adults and children of all ages
- Soft and Gas-permeable contact lens fitting
- Pre- and post-operative cataract assessments
- Glaucoma assessment
- Dispensing of ophthalmic lenses
- Aviation visual assessment
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Optometry from City University of London, UK
- Postgraduate accreditation in Glaucoma, Cataract and in Minor Eye Conditions Services from the Wales Optometry Postgraduate Education Centre
Services Provided by Tharshika Varathalingam
Myopia (near-sightedness)
About
Myopia is a common refractive condition commonly referred to as near or short sightedness. People with Myopia can see near objects clearly but distant objects are blurry. Myopia occurs when the cornea and lens focus the light in front of the retina instead of exactly on it, usually because the eye is a little larger than it should be.
Hypermetropia (far-sightedness)
About
Far-sightedness, also known as Hypermetropia, is a common refractive condition of the eye in which vision is better for distant objects than for near objects.
It results from the eyeball being smaller than average, causing images to be focused behind the retina. In hypermetropia, the light is focused too far back in the eye, behind the retina, which causes things to look blurred close-up.
Many very young children have mild hypermetropia that gets better by itself as they grow older.
Astigmatism
About
Astigmatism is a refractive condition in which the eye’s optical system is incapable of forming a point image for a point object (images are misconstrued).
Presbyopia
About
Presbyopia is a condition which makes it difficult to focus on close objects. With age, by the mid-forties, people experience blurred vision at close range, such as when reading, sewing or working on a computer.
Presbyopia is not a disease, as it is a result of the natural ageing process of the eye, and it cannot be prevented.
