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Dharmendra (DJ) Bhoola, completed a BSc degree with majors in Human Physiology and Microbiology at then University of Durban – Westville, before entering the Bachelor of Optometry program at the above- mentioned institution. He graduated from the Optometry program (1995) and received the Merit award for his contribution to Optometric student Research. In 1997 he entered the Masters program at the University of Waterloo (Canada), focusing on Neurophysiology of Binocular Vision which he completed in 2000. He further went on to complete a specialization in low Vision at the John Hopkins Eye institute (2008) in The US. He is in an associate member of NORA (Neuro Optometric Rehabilitation Association), and COVD (College of Optometrists in Vision Development). He completes his continuing education annually with COVD, NORA as well as the American Academy of Optometry.
He is also a member of ARVO (Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology) He has presented several papers and posters at ARVO. In 2022, he presented at the AMCOA (Association of Medical Councils of Africa) conference and in 2023 presented at the World Council of Optometry meeting in Australia. He further presented at World Congress of Optometry 2025, with a summary of his oral presentation published in the journal “Primary Care Optometry News”. His current area of interest is looking at image relocation therapy with the use of yoked prisms in macular degeneration patients in addition to binocular vision dysfunction induced by changing dynamics of visual demands in a digital world and its effects on spatial vision. He relocated to South Africa in 2014 and currently practices in Fourways Johannesburg.
Phone Number: 27 11 7051619
Cell: +27 73 509 4846
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