Working to improve my communication skills with patients led to insights that any professional can use — Having good and effective communication skills helps you in all aspects of life — from your career to your personal life. Being an eye care practitioner is rewarding. The satisfaction you get when you can solve visual problems. But sometimes, it’s challenging to explain diseases to your patients.

These tips may help you avoid irreversible vision loss — Vision is one of our most valuable senses. Ask yourself which of the five senses you are most afraid of losing? Many would answer sight. An optometrist is a guardian of eyesight. We deal with people from all walks of life. The majority of eye diseases I encountered are avoidable…

Everyone should take some time off social media, for the sake of their mental health — My last article on Medium was on 27th July 2021. That was two months ago. I had decided to take a break from writing on Medium. I was not in a good shape mentally for the past two months. Everything around me seems to be negative. My country is still…

These simple changes made me a different person — Life is like an ECG diagram. If there is no ups and downs in your life, it means you are dead. I read about the quote years ago, and it got me thinking. Indeed, life is not always smooth sailing. …

Football is more than just a game — UEFA Euro 2020 had just ended with Italy winning the penalty shootout against England. It did not come home. UEFA Euro 2020 should have played last year but delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament had been a journey and one of the best football tournaments I watched during…

Feeling unenthusiastic about your work? Here are the things that I do to rekindle the passion — Have you ever wake up in the morning and feel like you don’t want to go to work? You’re not alone. As the sayings go by, if you love what you do, you’ll never work a day of your life. It can also be the reason for us to get…

Consider these factors before taking the plunge — Had you been contemplating whether should you quit your job? You are not alone. Earlier this year, I was thinking of quitting my current company and look for a new workplace. My current job is my first job since I graduated from university. …

Improve your eye health with these apps — Do you know that your eyes are one of the most hardworking organs in your body? Our eyes start working the moment we open our eyes until we sleep. But many of us are neglecting the importance of eye health. With the booming technological advancement and the pandemic, we are…

This is what happens when I decided to stop being a lurker on LinkedIn — I had always been a ‘lurker’ on any social media. So I scroll, browse, like, and read post on social media. I don’t comment or write anything on those platforms. I joined LinkedIn early this year, and I treat it like any other social media that I am using. Then…