Moderate Associations ID'd for Strabismus, Mental Health Disorders
FRIDAY, March 11, 2022 -- Strabismus is moderately associated with anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depressive disorder among children, according to a study published online March 10 in JAMA Ophthalmology.
Yoon H. Lee, M.D.,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 11, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Children with crossed eyes at higher risk for mental illness, study finds
Children with strabismus, or what sometimes is called crossed eyes, are up to twice as likely to develop mental health problems than those without the condition, a study published Thursday by JAMA Ophthalmology found. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - March 10, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A Medical Mystery Posed by Blurred Lanes
As I was driving during a cross-country road trip, my vision became wobbly. An extensive search for a specialist followed. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 26, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: David A. Kaplan Tags: Eyes and Eyesight Eyeglasses strabismus Amblyopia (Lazy Eye) your-feed-healthcare Source Type: news
Chrome is changing its logo for the first time in eight years
Chrome is changing its logo for the first time since 2014, and if you squint really hard, you might actually be able to see what’s different. Elvin Hu, a designer for Google Chrome, offers a first... #elvinhu #redesign #canary (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 5, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A New Generation of Nuclear Reactors Could Hold the Key to a Green Future
On a conference-room whiteboard in the heart of Silicon Valley, Jacob DeWitte sketches his startup’s first product. In red marker, it looks like a beer can in a Koozie, stuck with a crazy straw. In real life, it will be about the size of a hot tub, and made from an array of exotic materials, like zirconium and uranium. Under carefully controlled conditions, they will interact to produce heat, which in turn will make electricity—1.5 megawatts’ worth, enough to power a neighborhood or a factory. DeWitte’s little power plant will run for a decade without refueling and, amazingly, will emit no carbon. &...
Source: TIME: Science - November 16, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Andrew Blum Tags: Uncategorized biztech2030 climate change Source Type: news
What Can You Do to Improve Compliance with Eyeglasses or Spectacle Use?
Discussion
Uncorrected refractive errors (URE) are a major cause of visual impairment and blindness globally. It is estimated that more than 12.8 million children ages 5-15 years have URE.
URE can cause astigmatism, anisometropia, amblyogenic hyperopia and myopia. It can also be a factor in injuries, behavioral problems and academic and social impairments.
Spectacles (or eyeglasses or eye wear) are a low-cost, non-invasive, simple to use treatment for URE. Spectacle use has many benefits but depend on end-user use.
Learning Point
Non-compliance with spectacle use is estimated to be 40.1% overall with a range of 9.8-78.6% i...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - September 20, 2021 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
BTXA Injection Effective for Some Types of Strabismus, AAO Says BTXA Injection Effective for Some Types of Strabismus, AAO Says
Extraocular muscle injection of botulinum toxin type A (BTXA) achieves outcomes similar to eye muscle surgery for nonparalytic, nonrestrictive horizontal strabismus, according to a newly released report from The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO).Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - August 2, 2021 Category: Surgery Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
Strabismus surgery decreases the risk of injuries in pediatric patients in the OptumLabs Data Warehouse - Pineles SL, Repka MX, Yu F, Velez FG, Perez C, Sim D, Coleman AL.
PURPOSE: Previous studies have shown an association between injury risk and strabismus in Medicare-aged beneficiaries and children. The injury prevalence in strabismic children was 30% in a study of>10 million patients in the OptumLabs ® Data Warehouse (O... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 22, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Which Premature Infants Need Eye Exams?
Discussion
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a developmental problem. Term infants have full vascularization of the retina and therefore cannot have ROP. Premature infants however do not have full vascularization (which proceeds from the periphery to the central retinal area) and therefore may have abnormal and excessive vascularization. It affects premature infants primarily < 31 weeks gestation. Although the mechanism of ROP is not completely understood, increased oxygen levels are a risk factor. Additionally there is data which shows growth factors such as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) are increase,d re...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - May 31, 2021 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
How Good is Photoscreening For Young Children ’ s Vision Problems?
This study showed that not only was smartphone photoscreening feasible, but was quite good at screening for potential vision problems. Smartphone photoscreening has the advantages of being more ubiquitously available and thus children in almost any location can be screened.
A study of photoscreening using a handheld digital photoscreener in primary care offices validated the technology showing an overall referral rate of 10% to an ophthalmologist with suspected astigmatism, anisometropia and strabismus being the most common reasons. The overall positive predictive rate was 0.60. “…[O]ver 60% of children referre...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - January 4, 2021 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Does Strabismus Affect Vision?
Title: Does Strabismus Affect Vision?Category: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 10/15/2020 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 10/15/2020 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Eyesight General)
Source: MedicineNet Eyesight General - October 15, 2020 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: news
Driving skills tested on simulator after strabismus surgery: a prospective study - Derhy D, Lithfous S, Speeg C, Gaucher D, Despres O, Dufour A, Bourcier T, Sauer A.
PURPOSE: The sense of vision is responsible for 90% of the information obtained by the motorist. Improvement in binocular visual acuity (VA) and visual field (VF) achieved after strabismus surgery could have beneficial effects on driving. Our study sought ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 31, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
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Source: eMedicineHealth.com - July 9, 2020 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Want to Stop the Next Pandemic? Start Protecting Wildlife Habitats
(Bloomberg) — There are four critical facets of pandemic prevention, according to Lee Hannah, senior scientist at Conservation International. Three of them make immediate sense against the backdrop of our current emergency: stockpile masks and respirators; have testing infrastructure ready; and ban the global wildlife trade, including the open animal markets where COVID-19 may have first infected people.
His fourth recommendation is more grandiose: “Take care of nature.”
The assault on ecosystems that allowed COVID-19 to jump from animals to humans went far beyond merchants hunting and selling rare wildli...
Source: TIME: Science - April 8, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Eric Roston / Bloomberg Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 News Desk wire Source Type: news
What Are the Different Types of Myasthenia Gravis?
Discussion
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a problem of the neuromuscular junction which causes muscle weakness. It can occur in all ages and have a range of symptoms from mild localized disease to mortality-threatening respiratory failure. MG occurs in 1.7-30 cases/million, with a prevalence of 77.7 cases/million. Pediatric patients comprise 10-15% of all patients with MG. In various Asian populations, the juvenile MG can be up to 50% of all of the MG cases. Fluctuations in muscle weakness is a hallmark of the disease.
As a reminder, “[i]n normal synaptic transmission in the neuromuscular junction, the axon is depolarize...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - February 17, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
