India, July 29 -- When people think about vision, they usually assume that the eyes do all the work. Dr Rajat Kapoor shared with HT Lifestyle that in reality, the eyes function much like cameras; they capture visual information, but it is the brain that processes, interprets and makes sense of what we see.

"This close relationship means that problems affecting the brain can sometimes first show up through changes in vision, while certain eye findings can offer important clues about underlying neurological diseases," he stated.

Unfortunately, several myths continue to delay diagnosis and treatment. Dr Kapoor went on to debunk five of them, which are presented as follows.

According to Dr Kapoor, that is not always the case. A person may ...