MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'crossed'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:45:29 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3718321&cid=t_366155_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fprominent-eye-surgeon-dr-arthur-rosenbaum-died%2F Well-known pediatric ophthalmologist Dr. Arthur Rosenbaum died June 22, 2010 in Los Angeles. Known for his ground-breaking work for developing new techniques to surgically correct strabismus (aka “crossed eyes”) Rosenbaum was affiliated with the Jules Stein Eye Institute and the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3718321 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 00:42:21 +0100 3718321 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3577577&cid=t_366155_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4455 Since my life is about transparency – and yesterday in my life of sobriety, I slipped. Not in a got out and get some tina and a case of beer, but with pot and lots of Ativan over the last two days. I’ve asked a friend for some to deal with some anxiety I was experience, as I’m super easily prone to irrational panic attacks. Instead of taking a couple, I took four or five before going to bed, and then another  couple when I work up as there was something coming up I was feeling anxious about. What I hadn’t realized was that I had gone into full addict mode. The meeting I had was a disaster that morning. In the moment I thought I was perfectly together, but afterwards when I realized I didn’t really remember much about what I had said, I know this was not something I could hide un... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3577577 Wed, 19 May 2010 15:04:44 +0100 3577577 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=971551&cid=t_366155_117_f&fid=36186&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mdguide.net%2Fchildrens-health%2Fsquintmethods-of-treatment.html It is important that an early diagnosis be made so that treatment can be instituted immediately. The doctors evaluate the patient on different modalities of vision like visual acuity, depth perception and alignment. The treatments instituted largely depend on the type and the severity of the problem. Corrective Lens (specs): Sometimes the squint is caused due to voluntary movements of the eye to compensate for the inability to see clearly. Prescribing a corrective lens can help get rid of the problem. Patching: In this method a patch is applied over the ‘good eye’ thus making the ‘bad eye’ work more and over time correctin... Medical Guide blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=971551 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:50:26 +0100 971551 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=970281&cid=t_366155_117_f&fid=36186&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mdguide.net%2Fchildrens-health%2Fwhat-are-the-early-signs-of-squint.html What are the early signs of squint? Not all signs of squint are overt. Sometimes the signs are very subtle and can be missed. Some of the early signs of squint are the following. Closing of one eye Excessive watering of one eye Light sensitivity Bad mood with clumsy movements It is in best interests of the baby that the parents visit the ophthalmologist at the slightest sign of a squint. How will the doctor evaluate it in a small child? The easiest method is known as the “Corneal Eye Test: In this meth... Medical Guide blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=970281 Mon, 22 Oct 2007 15:46:00 +0100 970281 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=967323&cid=t_366155_117_f&fid=36186&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mdguide.net%2Fchildrens-health%2Fwhat-is-a-%25e2%2580%2598imaginary%25e2%2580%2599-or-%25e2%2580%2598pseudo%25e2%2580%2599-squint.html A common misconception is that children with crossed eyes will outgrow the condition. This belief probably got started from the confusion between true strabismus and what is called "pseudostrabismus" or "pseudosquint". Pseudostrabismus is an optical illusion in which normal aligned eyes appear crossed due to an optical illusion. This appearance may be due to a wide, flat nasal bridge and/or prominent skin folds at the inner eyelids. These characteristics hide a portion of the white part of the eye creating the impression that one eye is turned toward the nose. This appearance resolves as the child gets older and causes no visual problems (Source: Medical Guide) Medical Guide blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=967323 Sun, 21 Oct 2007 13:20:00 +0100 967323 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=965426&cid=t_366155_117_f&fid=36186&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mdguide.net%2Fchildrens-health%2Fthe-squint-in-your-babys-eyes.html All you parents should know one thing that  “YOUR BABY WILL NOT OUTGROW THE SQUINT” and you will have to take the necessary corrective action before it is too late. Find out why this misconception has come into being and how dangerous it is not to visit an eye doctor for the same.  What are the consequences? Squint in medical terminology is called Strabismus. It is the mal-alignment of the two eyes. The rectification of the eye error is crucial for the normal visual development. The section of the brain that makes us see clearly is called the Visual Cortex. It will not function properly if proper neural ... Medical Guide blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=965426 Sat, 20 Oct 2007 12:44:05 +0100 965426 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=588568&cid=t_366155_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F05%2Fsleep.html All too often one hears adults bemoaning their experiences as children, how they were scarred and psychologically traumatized by their parents’ behaviour or words. Now that I am both a parent and an adult, I find that my ears prick up in the hope of acquiring handy hints, things to avoid. The list of my own parental errors grows as each day passes. If you were of a kindly disposition you might categorize these incidents as mere “eccentricities” but it’s hard to dismiss the weight of evidence to the ”contrary.”It was a simple enough question afterall, but at 4:20 in the morning, in the dark, I am not in full command of my faculties.“It is a reptile?”“What is a reptile dear?”“A turtle?”“Do you mean a ‘turtle’ as in American, or a ‘tortoise’ as in English? Oh... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=588568 Fri, 04 May 2007 00:42:00 +0100 588568