Message from the Editor

Wish you all a Happy and a Prosperous 2022! Welcome to the 4th edition of Optometry 360. 2021 has been quite a productive year despite being tough and eventful. Team ALO announced its new general body and executive team members and the new team has brought in their fresh perspectives in 2021. Optometry 360 and ALO Chronicles are the most distinguished among the other initiatives. I take this opportunity to laud the efforts of Team ALO in crafting and bringing to you a wholesome edition of this magazine and other initiatives and also express my gratitude to those who made valuable contributions. ​We are also ecstatic to announce Converge, 2022. Converge is a scientific conference organized by Team ALO for optometry students, practitioners and professionals from all optometry organizations across India. We are excited that it is going to be in-person at Hyderabad. It’s time to Connect, Capture and Celebrate. Hope you all blocked your calendars for this weekend to begin your new year connecting and celebrating with friends and peers. ​In this edition of Optometry 360, we bring to you varied optometry and eye care related content contributed by optometrists, both in house and from other optometry institutes. Peruse through our Perspective Column to know more about community optometry, anthropometry in spectacle dispensing, orthokeratology and conventional and modern learning and teaching processes. They are thoughtfully written by some of our esteemed alumni and experts from other eye care organizations. Team ALO also recognizes and congratulates Dr. Vinod Maseedupally and Mr. Lalith Kumar Reddy for their achievements and contributions. We appreciate your participation and encourage you to further contribute to our magazine. Please read through the guidelines to understand how to pitch to us. Team ALO eagerly awaits to work with all of you. ​ Until next time, Sandhya Shekar