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Austin South Asian | March 2021
Severe COVID-19 Can Cause Serious Eye Abnormalities, Claim Researchers Can COVID-19 impact the eyes? When it comes to COVID-19 symptoms, fever, fatigue and continuous cough may be some of the classic signs of the infection.
ology, severe COVID-19 can cause considerable damage to the eyes and cause certain eye abnormali-
the French Society of Neuroradiology, used MRI scans to detect the ocular abnormalities in people
However, the deadly virus is not devoid of other medical complications.
The study conducted MRI scans on 129 patients, of whom 9 individuals showed signs of eye abnormalities and 8 of whom had been hospitalised for COVID-19. The MRI findings projected abnormalities called “nodules” at the back of their eyes, which could be an inflammation or direct damage to the eyes.
Researchers have found eye abnormalities in patients suffering with severe COVID-19 condition, which may seem unusual but is highly prevalent, as per the study conducted by the set of medical professionals.
Prevention While COVID-19 calls for a certain level of awareness and vigilance, the study suggests eye screening for all the people suffering with COVID-19. This could include an MRI and a fundoscopy.
COVID-19 can damage eyes, according to study According to a recent study published in the medical journal Radi-
infections.
ties in the patients. Experts from
suffering with serious COVID-19
Although much remains under
speculation, researchers are continuously following up with the patients and conducting various comprehensive tests and MRIs to nip the problem in the bud. Other ocular symptoms of COVID-19 to watch out for In previous studies COVID-19 has also been associated with other eye problems such as conjunctivitis and people have often complained of experiencing sore eyes. Different types of conjunctivitis, such as mucous discharge and gritty eyes linked to bacterial infection, have also come to the surface in the recent findings. (Courtesy: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/)
Understanding Nuances Of World Cinema Through 10th Century Kashmiri Philosopher Abhinavagupta (Continued From Page 24) When he started college, he realised that although he was equipped with the system-oriented curriculum, he did not have a very rounded or holistic education.
losophy courses I took during my undergraduate studies. Hence the book,” Praveer elaborated.
Even after college I have been in touch with knowledgeable scholars and with their guidance, I have explored the intricacies of Indian classical aesthetics and major works in world cinema,” Praveer explained.
There were a lot of people like him who knew much more than just History, Geography, Mathematics or Physics and he did have an affinity to films, but that was limited to Hindi films. “Cinema is not taught in school; it has to be learnt by oneself. I owe this love for cinema or let me say world cinema to some of my friends and teachers in IIT.
What prompted him to write the book in Hindi?
My journey to learn started with watching ‘Ladri di Biciclette’ (Bicycle Thieves), a masterpiece by Vittorio di Sica. Later, after watching many classics, I realised that there should be an introductory book for cinema studies. “Typically, all introductions have some framework. I used the Indian classical framework for which I developed an interest in the phi-
I took an interest in philosophy courses which dealt with difficult and classical cinematic works for examples works of Bresson and Tarkovsky.
Considerable research went into the writing of the book. “Primarily, much of the content including the choice of cinematic works and names of important directors has been guided by my teachers and friends at IIT Delhi.
“My mother tongue is Hindi. I also think that there is a large uninitiated and uninformed audience among the Hindi speaking people, surely much bigger than any English audience. My book is an introduction of World Cinema to those who have a background in Hindi Cinema and are largely familiar with key terms
such as “Saundarya”, “Purushartha” etc. These technical terms spell our cultural legacy and have come to us from the great Indian tradition of knowledge pursuit which was primarily in Sanskrit for millennia. Hindi is one such indigenous language if someone wants to have true understanding of our cultural heritage. “This book has been translated into English so as to reach readers who are incapable of reading good Hindi or have a step-brotherly attitude towards the language. Also, they are ill-equipped to deal with Indian classical philosophy and/or need support to look at things with a fresh mind,” Praveer said He also hopes the book will change the way in which audiences look at cinema. “When we were young, we used to crave for movies to be shown on TV. Later on, we craved for good movies with advent of satellite TV.
Now when all the good movies are easily available thanks to internet, why do we watch inane soap operas and vulgar reality shows? This surprises me. I hear that people have an instant turn-off with silent, black & white movies. “I sincerely hope that people will leave aside their biases and watch the great works, e.g. immortal classics of Charlie Chaplin or the dances of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers or westerns of John Ford or thrillers of Alfred Hitchcock,” Praveer concluded.
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