Biochemistry General and ocular

This book has been shaped out of the lecture notes that I delivered to the B. Optometry students at NSHM knowledge Campus, Durgapur over the last six years. While the subject matter has changed considerably during the preparation of the manuscript, the style of presentation remains the same as followed in those lectures. Though this book covers the B. Optometry syllabus of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal, the book is also helpful for B. Tech (Food Technology) and B. Sc (Medical Laboratory Technology) students. Personally I feel that the most essential aspects of teaching are to arouse the curiosity of the students in their subject. But in today’s scenario, problem solving is important to score well in examination and therefore, at the end of every chapter question answer section with solved University questions and vast number of multiple choice questions has been added for the benefit of students. For those who wish to continue their study of Biochemistry beyond the boundaries of this book, a fairly extensive bibliography is included. It contains a variety of references: from journal to book series. I hope that this will make the book useful for a wider readership.