...Most people don't even know what a ophthalmologist is or even how to spell it, but it is a eye doctor. I want to become this kind of doctor but not only do I want to be a ophthalmologist but a pediatric one, a children’s eye doctor. University of California, los angles will help me become this profession, at the David Geffen school of medicine. UCLA will help me in achieving this because of their Ophthalmology Interest Group (OIG), they also have programs that will allow me to have hands on experience before I go into yrythe field, finally UCLA has a amazing medical school that will allow me to become the best pediatric ophthalmologist I could ever be. I want to become a ophthalmologist because there is good pay, I have experienced it personally and because it would mean helping a child with their eyesight. Ophthalmologist make about $215,000 when they start and then eventually work up to about $300,000 depending on where you live. This is a lot of money when you think about it and I would be pretty stable financial wise. When I was about 5 years old I went to the eye doctor,...
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...conditions. Ophthalmologists are one example of such doctors. They have attended extensive schooling to be able to recognize, diagnose, and treat ocular diseases and conditions. Due to the high stress and specialty of this field, ophthalmologists receive healthy compensation for the work they do and it allows for them to be able to control their schedule. The amount of education someone must go through to become an ophthalmologist can seem daunting. Speaking in terms of time alone it takes 12 years of school, internships, and residency to complete the process (InnerBody, “How to become an Ophthalmologist”). After getting your bachelors, masters, and doctorate degrees you then have even more schooling to go through. Ophthalmologists are specialists in their field so even after medical school they must do a one year internship and three years residency before being able to practice freely. Even to get into either a medical program of a doctor of osteopathy program you need to meet various requirements ranging from your GPA, personal experiences, and most importantly scores from the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT). The MCAT measures the information learned from years of classes and possible experience working in the profession. After all the schooling is completed there is a strenuous two part exam administered by the American Board of Ophthalmologists that must be passed to legally be allowed to practice as an Ophthalmologist (American Academy of Ophthalmologists). Even after...
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...A child will have erythematous swollen eyelids associated with fever, headache or alteration of consciousness. Diagnosis: Notice that the child has signs and symptoms similar to periorbital cellulitis, but eye examinations revealed decreased visual acuity, proptosis, limitation of ocular movement, or RAPD positive sign associated with obvious systemic symptoms. Initial management: All patients were given broad-spectrum intravenous antibiotic injection in hospital admission. Blood sample test, hemoculture, and computerized tomography (CT) brain and orbit should be performed to evaluate the extent of the infection. Thus, a child should be immediately referred to an ophthalmologist. Indications to refer an ophthalmologist: In a child with suspicion of orbital cellulitis, immediately refer to an ophthalmologist because orbital cellulitis is emergency condition need immediate appropriate management. 2. Disorders of external eye Common diseases include neonatal conjunctivitis and allergic conjunctivitis 2.1 Neonatal...
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...Title: Helling v. Carey 83 Wash. 2d 514, 519 P.2d 981 (1974) Procedure: The plaintiff Helling, a patient, appealed from a judgment of the Court of Appeals (state of Washington) affirming the judgment of the trial court for defendant ophthalmologists in a medical malpractice action involving the ophthalmologists' failure to timely administer a glaucoma test. This case was heard in the Supreme Court in Washington state. Issue or issues: The issue was whether the ophthalmologists' compliance with the standard of the profession of ophthalmology, that did not require the giving of a routine pressure test to persons under 40 years of age, insulated them from liability. Facts: The patient, who was 32 years of age when she was diagnosed with glaucoma, sued the ophthalmologists, alleging that she suffered severe and permanent damage to her eyes as the proximate result of the ophthalmologists' negligence in failing timely administer a pressure test for glaucoma. Both the trial and appellate courts ruled in favor of the ophthalmologists. Holding: The Washington Supreme Court held, as a matter of law, that the reasonable standard that should have been followed under the undisputed facts of this case was the timely giving of this simple, harmless pressure test to this plaintiff and that, in failing to do so, the defendants were negligent, which proximately resulted in the blindness sustained by the plaintiff for which the defendants are liable. Analysis: After years of seeing...
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...FLOWER AMONG FLOWERS Flower among flowers, soft bud swooning, that the wind moves to a gentle crooning. Wind of heaven, wind of love, you who gladden all you espy; you who smile And will not sigh, candour and fragrance from above; you who perhaps Came down to earth to bring the lonely solace and mirth, and to be a joy For the heart to capture. They say that into your dawn you bear the immaculate soul A prisoner —bound with the ties of passion and rapture? They say you spread Good everywhere like the spring which fills the air with joy and flowers In April time. They say you brighten the soul that mourns when dark clouds gather, And that without thorns blossom the roses in your clime. If then, like a fairy, You enhance the joy of those on whom you glance with the magic charm God gave to you; oh, spare me an hour of your cheer, a single day of your career, that the breast may savour the bliss it knew! The 48-line verse talks of a romantic love for a girl, which is not surprising because Rizal had a lot of girlfriends. It seemed as if this was a personal poem because of the use of the word “I”. The metaphor of a flower is obviously a girl who is more beautiful than all the girls in her group that’s why it’s entitled Flower among Flowers. She is young like a “soft bud”. And when Rizal used onomatopoeia with the wind “crooning”, he was talking of how the flower makes the things it touches, the wind in particular, sing of love. The girl is perfect: beautiful and has...
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...FLOWER AMONG FLOWERS Flower among flowers, soft bud swooning, that the wind moves to a gentle crooning. Wind of heaven, wind of love, you who gladden all you espy; you who smile And will not sigh, candour and fragrance from above; you who perhaps Came down to earth to bring the lonely solace and mirth, and to be a joy For the heart to capture. They say that into your dawn you bear the immaculate soul A prisoner —bound with the ties of passion and rapture? They say you spread Good everywhere like the spring which fills the air with joy and flowers In April time. They say you brighten the soul that mourns when dark clouds gather, And that without thorns blossom the roses in your clime. If then, like a fairy, You enhance the joy of those on whom you glance with the magic charm God gave to you; oh, spare me an hour of your cheer, a single day of your career, that the breast may savour the bliss it knew! The 48-line verse talks of a romantic love for a girl, which is not surprising because Rizal had a lot of girlfriends. It seemed as if this was a personal poem because of the use of the word “I”. The metaphor of a flower is obviously a girl who is more beautiful than all the girls in her group that’s why it’s entitled Flower among Flowers. She is young like a “soft bud”. And when Rizal used onomatopoeia with the wind “crooning”, he was talking of how the flower makes the things it touches, the wind in particular, sing of love. The girl is perfect: beautiful and has...
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...Abstract The Minnesota Lions Eye Bank (MLEB) is a non-profit organization responsible for the recovery, processing and distribution of ocular tissue used for transplant and/or research purposes in the state of Minnesota, western Wisconsin and eastern North Dakota. The primary products the produces are corneas, sclera and whole globes. In North America and Asia there is a large demand for ocular tissue for transplant as well as research and training purposes. In order to maximize financial resources the MLEB must utilize a Market-Product grid to identify markets and the products in most demand in the implementation of direct marketing techniques to targeted consumer populations. The target consumer populations include fellowship-trained ophthalmologist in cornea surgery, ocular researchers and eye bank professionals. Market-Product Analysis: Minnesota Lions Eye Bank The Minnesota Lions Eye Bank (MLEB) is a non-profit organization and one of the most reputable eye banks in the world, (Minnesotalionsvisionfoundation.org, n.d). It is a well-known leader in the United States for providing eye tissues for transplant and research purposes. The MLEB serves the communities of Minnesota, western Wisconsin, and eastern North Dakota by recovering cornea and sclera allografts from consented donors for transplant and research/training, (Minnesotalionsvisionfoundation.org, n.d). Since being founded in 1960 the Minnesota Lions Eye Bank has provided more than 20,000 corneas for transplant,...
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...locations Optometrists are primary health care providers who are experts in eye health, ocular disease and visual correction. In 2000, legislation was passed allowing optometrists to be qualified to prescribe therapeutic drugs for the treatment eye diseases. When optometrists are accessible, no referral is needed nor are months of waiting time required when compared to an ophthalmologist. The consult is also bulk billed allowing the patient to have extra costs for an eye exam. There is a shortage of specialists and doctors in rural and remote areas, where health clinics are often limited and often do not open their books for new patients due to excessive work load on the health professionals. In these areas, residents are more likely to approach an optometrist for eye services rather than a specialist or local GP’s1,4. Optometrists are now therapeutically qualified and are now able to treat and manage ocular conditions without referring patients to an ophthalmologist – allowing things to be timely as well as cost effective with...
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...interesting. I like this career because it has flexible hours. The wages are also very good and I am interested in this career. Other benefits include several holidays and many paid vacation days. There are several downsides to this career however. One disadvantage is the length of time that you need to attend school. Also, the debt from taking out student loans will be very large. Lastly, if you begin as an optometrist in a hospital you can advance several ways. You can buy an office to run independently. Also, going back to graduate school for 4 years to get a Ph. D will allow an optometrist to perform surgery as an Ophthalmologist. In conclusion, an optometrist deals with the eyes. Their most common cases are correcting near and far sightedness. They make an average of $114,570 a year and they can always return to school to become an ophthalmologist. ...
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...“Dyslexia” Dyslexia is a disorder characterized by difficulty reading. Is a disorder that can NOT be cured, But it can be prevented and helped by a treatment. I am writing about dyslexia to know how dyslexia occurs, how it can be prevented, and why does it occur. Dyslexia, was first dicovered by a German ophthalmologist, Rudolf Berlin, when he examined a patient who had difficulty in learning to read and write, but showed normal intelligence and physical ability. Others described this same phenomenon around this time period, in the 1880s and 1890s, without using the “dyslexia” description. A British ophthalmologist, James Hinshelwood published a series of medical papers on the subject. In 1925, neurologist Samuel T. Orton had a...
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...group meetings, and being able to complete Activities of Daily Living (ADL’s); in return increasing her quality of life and independence. Take action: Mrs Green’s vision deficit may due to her dry macular degeneration, as well as a number of age-related vision changes including contrast sensitivity changes, distortion and altered central vision (Buschbacher & Kortebein, 2013). In addressing the visual effects of Barbara’s macular degeneration, the nurse may review her medication regime and consider referrals to ophthalmologists and occupational vision therapy. Surgical solutions would not be appropriate for Mrs Green due to her age (Jones & Player, 2011)....
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...environment. However, I am sure there are more things that effect on children brains. Since my husband and I start to think about having baby, I want to know more about baby’s development, and how could I provides better life curriculum and socially to my baby? How can I let my baby become smart and not cause any issues to him/her? What are the things that could hurt my baby’s brain? So I began in my research trip. I took two weeks to complete my research. In the first week, I start interviewing people. I interviewed four people including psychiatrist and ophthalmologist. They all told me that parent effect on children. Also, Doctor Stevens who is psychiatrist said that the ways that parents treat their children effect on them, either in a good way or in a bad way. For example, children hit by their parents are more likely to have weak personality and more likely to be criminals. In addition, Doctor Smith who is ophthalmologist told me that watching TV, computer, and smart phone effect on children's vision, and it could cause focus disturbance...
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...informational videos about different misunderstood topics she also has a video all about her retinitis. Molly’s story begins back when she was just a young girl, Molly had always struggled with her eyesight, as an article titled “Blind and bullied: She lost her sight and then things got worse” had stated, “she’d reach for a cookie and miss. She also bumped into things a lot and didn’t see well in the dark.” Her parents noticed other things about her vision such as her always holding things a little closer than most would. This doesn't concern them much until Molly was about age four an ophthalmologist noticed small dot like shapes on the back of her retina. This lead to the diagnosis of “retinitis pigmentosa”. This is a rare disorder that causes the retina to lose cells and slowly causes the person to lose their vision. She lost her color vision around age 13. After this happened the ophthalmologist did not know how long Molly would have her vision. When her class began french class she would be pulled into a separate room to start...
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...Figurative Language versus Literal Language Victoria Campbell Philosophy 210 Critical Thinking Michael Volpe April 22, 2012 Sensory Perceptions Sensory perceptions refer to your senses. The five senses are sight, touch, sound, smell and taste. Each sense has its own unique characteristic for each person. Sensory information can be both accurate and inaccurate. There are also factors that contribute to the accuracy of sensory data as well. Finally there is also an accepted methodology that complies with the standards of the scientific method. All of these things time in together with sensory perceptions. First is the accuracy or inaccuracy of sensory information. Sensory information can be both accurate and inaccurate. The short term element of memory is inaccuracy. Retaining impressions of sensory information after the actual event occurred from is referring to short term memory. It is received through the five senses of sight, hearing, smell takes and touch. It is in some sense a buffer for the stimuli. It can be retained for accuracy, but it actually does not last very long at all. An example would be putting your keys down and doing something and then forgetting where you put them. The stimuli which is detected through ourselves has the ability to be ignored or perceived. That factor can be both accuracy and inaccuracy. When it is ignored, it disappears almost immediately. When it is perceived, it will enter into the sensory memory. “This does...
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...Tay-Sach’s Disease is an autosomal recessive disorder that is fatal within the first two or three years of life. Although this disease can affect anyone at any age, it is most common in children. This disease is unable to produce an enzyme called hexosaminidase-A (Hex-A) that is necessary for fat metabolism in the nerve cells. The more this happens, the more progressive damage occurs to the cell. When the lipids or fats build up in the brain’s nerve cells, it leads to a slow degeneration of the cells of the nervous system, thus bringing decay of the cerebellum. Tay-Sach’s disease was named after Warren Tay and Bernard Sachs, these were two doctors who worked independently. In 1881, Dr. Tay, an ophthalmologist, described a patient with a cherry...
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