Public Speaking? There’s An App For That
This article first appeared on QuietRev.com
According to the 2015 Chapman University Survey of American Fears, the top three personal anxieties that make us lose sleep are (1) reptiles, (2) public speaking, and (3) heights.
There’s not much Quiet Revolution can do about scary snakes and dizzying drop-offs, but when it comes to glossophobia, we are here to help with a selection of apps that focus on the different facets of making a presentation.
So, clip on that wireless mike, and be heard!
Before the curtain rises
If you need to sedate the butterflies in your stomach prior to making a presentation, Public Speaki...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - December 23, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Child With Strabismus Who Squints One Eye The Child With Strabismus Who Squints One Eye
What is the cause of this child ' s inability to use his eyes together?Medscape Ophthalmology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 29, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology Case Challenge Source Type: news
Why glasses can create a vision for Baltimore
Imagine if you are an eight-year old who needs glasses but doesn ’t know it. You squint to read the board. Sometimes, if you’re sitting too far back, you can’t see the board at all. Tasks that seem simple to other students, like reading a short story or understanding a map, are frustrating and almost impossible.
According to estimates from the Baltimore Ci ty Health Department and Johns Hopkins University, as many as 10,000 elementary and middle school students in the city lack the glasses they… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - November 23, 2016 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Dr. Leana Wen Source Type: news
Do you have more trouble reading websites these days? It's not just you
Do you ever squint at your smartphone, or have trouble reading text on a website? It's not just you. As CBC Radio technology columnist Dan Misener explains, parts of the web really are getting harder to read. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - November 2, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Technology & Science Source Type: news
FDA relabels RebiScan Pediatric Vision Scanner as Class II device
The FDA today said it reclassified RebiScan’s handheld Pediatric Vision Scanner device as a class II device.
RebiScan’s flagship Pediatric Vision Scanner won FDA de novo clearance in June, with indications for screening young children for amblyopia and strabismus.
Boston-based RebiScan put in a request to classify the Pediatric Vision Scanner as a class II device in December, 2013, according to the FDA.
The agency issued an order classifying the device in Class II on June 8, according to the release, and laid out its special controls for the device, which has been labeled under a generic name as a strabismus detection ...
Source: Mass Device - September 23, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Optical/Ophthalmic Regulatory/Compliance RebiScan Source Type: news
Federal Register: Medical Devices; Ophthalmic Devices; Classification of Strabismus Detection Device
The FDA is classifying the strabismus detection device into class II (special controls). The special controls that will apply to the device are identified in this order and will be part of the codified language for the strabismus detection device's cla... (Source: Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): CDRHNew)
Source: Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): CDRHNew - September 22, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news
Even With Insurance, Less Affluent Kids Miss Out on Eye Care Even With Insurance, Less Affluent Kids Miss Out on Eye Care
Middle- and lower-income children don ' t visit eye doctors as often as wealthier kids, and as a result, thousands of them may have undiagnosed sight-threatening conditions, such as strabismus (misaligned eyes) and amblyopia (lazy eye), U.S. researchers say.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - August 22, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news
Low-income kids less likely to receive strabismus diagnoses
Back to school eye exams may not be the norm for all kids. A large study shows strabismus is diagnosed much less in poor communities which puts kids at risk for permanent vision loss. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - August 17, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
One mom ’s insights: Navigating care for children with behavior differences
Diba Jalalzadeh, now 12, paces energetically around the waiting room. She has been coming to Boston Children’s Hospital since she was a baby. She sees plastic surgeon Dr. John Mulliken for her craniofacial condition, known as Crouzon syndrome.
But he’s just one of her many doctors.
Diba is followed by Dr. Linda Dagi (Ophthalmology), Dr. Bonnie Padwa (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery), Dr. Mark Proctor (Neurosurgery), Dr. David Coulter (Neurology), Dr. Laurie Ohlms (Otolaryngology) Dr. John Emans (Orthopedic Surgery), Dr. Carolyn Bridgemohan (Developmental Medicine), Dr. Dascha Weir (Gastroenterology and Nutrition) and Dr...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - August 17, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Nancy Fliesler Tags: Parenting autism Autism Spectrum Center child life Crouzon syndrome Dr. Bonnie Padwa Dr. Carolyn Bridgemohan Dr. Dascha Weir Dr. David Coulter Dr. John Emans Dr. Laurie Ohlms Dr. Linda Dagi Dr. Mark Proctor Dr. Roger Breitbart Source Type: news
Low-income kids less likely to receive strabismus diagnoses
(University of Michigan Health System) Back to school eye exams may not be the norm for all kids. A large study by Kellogg Eye Center shows strabismus is diagnosed much less in poor communities which puts kids at risk for permanent vision loss. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - August 17, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Steroid treatment in very low birth weight infants may contribute to vision problems
(Elsevier Health Sciences) It has long been suspected that steroids may have negative neurodevelopmental effects on very premature infants. In a study in the Journal of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, researchers found that for very premature infants with birth weights of less than 500 grams, there was a 1.6 times increased risk for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and a 1.7 times greater chance for advanced ROP. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - August 16, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
What Medical Problems Can Patients with Turner Syndrome Have?
Discussion
Turner Syndrome (TS) is one of the most common genetic disorders in females. It was first described by Dr. Henry H. Turner in 1938. It affects 1 in 2000-2500 births and ~70,000 girls and women have TS in the United States. It is caused by the absence of all or part of the second X chromosome. The most common variation is 45X which affects about 50% of TS patients and usually has the most complications, but there are other variations. Phenotypes vary and therefore the age of diagnosis varies. Mean age of diagnosis unfortunately is 15 years. Diagnosis is made by chromosomal analysis. Haploinsufficiency of the SHOX...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - August 15, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
The long hike: A pediatric vision scanner ’s journey to market
As a pediatric ophthalmologist, I do my best to assure that every young patient I examine will have a lifetime of perfect sight. The condition that I battle most commonly is amblyopia, or “lazy eye,” in which the eye is healthy but does not develop vision — simply because the brain doesn’t receive proper input when a child’s visual system is “learning” how to see.
When I can diagnose amblyopia early enough, I can treat it with an eye patch or eye drops to block the “good” eye, giving the eye with amblyopia time to catch up. But amblyopia does not fight fairly: about half of affected kids...
Source: Mass Device - August 9, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: MassDevice Tags: Blog Vector Blog Source Type: news
Pediatric ophthalmology
Childhood glaucomaEye movement disordersEye cancerOptic nerve disorders
We use the latest advances in pediatric ophthalmology to optimize your child ’s vision and eye health.Diagnosis and treatment of pediatric eye diseasesPrompt identification of childhood eye and vision problems is often the best way to preserve or regain vision. This applies to common pediatric eye conditions such as refractive error requiring eyeglasses, amblyopia (or lazy eye) and strabismus (eyes that are not straight), as well as serious eye conditions such as childhood cataract, glaucoma, retinopathy of prematurity, and an eye tumor called r...
Source: dukehealth.org: Duke Health News - August 8, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dg62 at duke.edu Source Type: news
Public Workshop â Controlling the Progression of Myopia: Contact Lenses and Future Medical Devices, September 30, 2016
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), American Academy of Optometry (AAOpt), American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS), American Optometric Association (AOA), American Society of... (Source: Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): CDRHNew)
Source: Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): CDRHNew - July 11, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news
