Sentences with phrase «cataracts at»

Bob says EHS was a big support to their family when Peyton was diagnosed with cataracts at birth — a condition she shares with her need nurturing relationships and rich early learning experiences.

They usually go blind or have cataracts at an early age.

Eye diseases in Chessies include cataracts at 6 - 24 months old, and progressive retinal atrophy (PRA) at 4 - 7 years old.

The mutation is dominant, so dogs with even one copy are at risk of developing cataracts at some point in their lives.

Of the dogs that have the mutation do not have cataracts at the time of testing, some almost certainly will develop them later in life, though at this point we aren't sure how many.

Other factors may well affect the final phenotype, but HSF4 provides a key indicator of dogs that are at significant risk for developing cataracts at some time in their lives.

Research suggests that the mutation makes a dog 12 times more likely to develop posterior bilateral cataracts at some point in their lifetime.

There are medical conditions that can cause your pet to develop cataracts at an earlier age - but clouding of the lenses is also a normal part of the aging process in dogs and cats.

Sometimes these structures will cause a cataract at the point of attachment.

Not exact matches

Pope Francis has urged inmates at a Rome prison to never let their hopes be clouded like cataracts cloud the eyes - and revealed that he suffers from the condition...

Pacific salmon have never surmounted Shipherd's Falls, a roaring, 60 - foot cataract in Washington's Wind River (although they now negotiate it by fish ladder), but the Steelhead is able to pick his way up by leaping from one small pocket of water, four, five or six feet to the next, often jumping at odd angles to hit the targets he must sense but can not possibly see as he launches himself.

We could have chartered in from Salisbury in Rhodesia, or down from Livingstone in Zambia, to rendezvous with Harry at Victoria Falls, where that largest of the world's great cataracts tumbles out of the Zambezi River.

Acting Head of the Eye Unit at the Ghana Health Service, Dr James Addy, says four out of every five Ghanaians get blind through avoidable diseases such as cataract, glaucoma and diabetes.

At 10 a.m., Cuomo makes an announcement, The Conference and Events Center, Cataract Room, 101 Old Falls St., Niagara Falls.

Over the past decade the proportion of cataract surgeries performed at surgery centers increased steadily, reaching 73 percent in 2014, compared to 43.6 percent in 2001.

One analysis estimated that cataract surgeries performed at ambulatory surgery centers rather than hospitals saved Medicare $ 829 million in 2011.

«The increase in utilization occurred in many U.S. communities such that in some places nearly every cataract surgery took place in an ambulatory care center,» says senior author Joshua Stein, M.D., associate professor of ophthalmology and eye policy researcher at the U-M Institute of Healthcare Policy and Innovation.

The effects of long - term spaceflight aren't fully understood even today, but the cosmonaut faced at minimum an increased risk of cancer, cataracts, nasal congestion, muscle atrophy, bone loss, infection and even immune system problems.

It reached broadly from the Nile Delta in the north, as far south as Jebel Barkal at the Fourth Cataract of the Nile.

«Most contact lens wearers use them for decades, which means they have a much higher risk of corneal infection compared to the risk with LASIK,» said Dr. Waite, director of the Cornea, Cataract, and Refractive Surgery Program at the Hamilton Eye Institute and associate professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at UT Health Science Center.

«Aravind's model for surgery — its use of reusable instruments, energy - efficient appliances and air handling systems, and investment in low - carbon energy sources — serves as an example of more sustainable, efficient cataract surgery,» adds senior author Joel S. Schuman, MD, chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at NYU School of Medicine.

Now, new research by faculty at NYU School of Medicine, publishing online December 6 in Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, finds that a healthcare center in India provides a model for environmental sustainability.

New Zealand's peak UV - B levels could put the country's inhabitants at increased risk of skin cancer, cataracts, and perhaps immune system suppression.

Animal Aid has set up a tissue bank for human eye cells for cataract research at the University of East Anglia.

Co-author Rupert Bourne, Professor of Ophthalmology at Anglia Ruskin University's Vision and Eye Research Unit, said: «The report has shown that having diabetes doubles your risk of being diagnosed with a cataract, and that this risk is six times higher if a diabetic patient has significant diabetic retinal disease, called diabetic maculopathy.

Researchers analysed medical records from 56,510 UK - based diabetes patients aged 40 or over and found that cataract was diagnosed at an overall rate of 20.4 per 1,000 people.

It's also crucial that physicians remind patients that, at this time, vitamins have yet to be proven clinically effective in preventing the onset of eye diseases such as cataracts and AMD.»

Studies of more than 200 sheep at several ranches found two - thirds with «pink eye», and 13 per cent with cataracts.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned the compound at the end of the decade, however, because it caused side effects such as cataracts and was responsible for a handful of deaths.

Tenth, using recent breakthroughs in medicine and public health, the expanded health systems in the poorest countries should be equipped to handle noncommunicable diseases that have long been neglected but are treatable at low cost: hypertension, cataracts and depression.

«This is a game changer in the treatment of cataracts,» says Roy Quinlan, a molecular biologist at Durham University in the United Kingdom who was not part of the study.

«Multifocals are very convenient, but the results of the study suggest that older, frail patients — who are at greater risk of falling — shouldn't wear multifocals after cataract surgery if possible,» said Professor Elliott.

Remarkably enough, the removal of such cells arrested tissue degeneration, holding the muscles and adipose tissue (and, when administered before cataract was mature, lens opacification) at approximately the same relatively youthful condition prevalent when the inducing drug was first administered (see eg.

These WNIN / Gr - Ob rats also portray accelerated aging, with increased episodes of obesity - associated neuro - degeneration, cataract, cancer, infection and infertility at advanced age [13].

To analyze the correlation between myopia development and education, researchers at the Mainz University Medical Center examined nearsightedness in 4,658 Germans aged 35 to 74, excluding anyone with cataracts or who had undergone refractive surgery.

UV exposure gradually yellows the lens of the eye over a period of years and can cause cataracts, but those depend on general exposure to solar UV, not on whether one looks directly at the Sun.

How about a boy with a good shot at having musical ability and dodging asthma, but who also would be predisposed to cataracts and type 2 diabetes?

Thirty - four of the patients consented for manual small - incision cataract surgery with IOL implantation at the Lowell and Ruth Gess Eye Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone.

Looking at the Sun can blind you or cause cataracts.

This helps in prevention of many other diseases, such as heart diseases, cataract, Alzheimer's disease, ulcer, and also keeps the stress hormones at bay.

Because vitamin C and other antioxidants help repair damaged cells and promote the growth of new cells, researchers at the National Eye Institute believe that a high intake of vitamin C may help prevent cataracts from forming in older adults.

These ways are with: Diet — eat more fruits and vegetables daily, including: foods rich in Vitamins A (leafy green vegetables), C (peppers, citrus fruits, berries, tropical fruits, broccoli and tomatoes), and E (almonds, spinach, wheat germ and sweet potato), Zinc (grass - fed beef, kefir, yogurt, chickpeas and pumpkin seeds); Lutein and zeaxanthin (spinach, kale and broccoli, and eggs), fish and omega 3 — eating fish 3 times a week is in total co-relation to cataract health and can lower the risk of cataracts; Supplements (it's preferable to get your nutrients from food, but it's not always possible) such as bilberry which is used traditionally to help protect against cataracts, glaucoma, and macular degeneration; Sun protection — make sure to wear eye protection whenever out in the sun to help reduce the risk of eye health issues; Lifestyle modifications — smoking and drinking are known health risks, but also for the eyes; and the possible upcoming Eye Drop intervention — drops containing Lanosterol have been tested on 3 dogs that cleared their vision after 6 weeks of using these drops — unfortunately, it's not yet available for human use at this time.

Some studies suggest that those people with the highest intakes of thiamin are at decreased risk of developing cataracts.

Some studies say the B2 may worsen existing cataracts, others say that there is no truth in this at all.

Housed at Southside Elementary, Lawrence - Lawson Elementary, Maplewood Elementary, Cataract Elementary and Meadowview Schools, CLCs help students meet state and local student standards in core academic subjects, such as reading and math; offer students a broad array of enrichment activities that can complement their regular academic programs; and offer literacy and other educational services to the families of participating children.

Staff members at Cataract Elementary are committed to improving student achievement and providing a welcoming and enjoyable environment.

We look forward to a great year with you here at Cataract!

The experiences that students have at Cataract will develop a love for learning that will lead them to be lifelong learners.

It was designed so elderly people with cataracts, even at night thanks to an optional lighting kit, can see the Mercedes star shining from great distances.

Spenser has health issues like any elderly mammal, in his case: a ligament at the base of one fang sprang loose so he has a walnut - sized tumor - like thing on his jaw, doesn't seem to bother him but causes just awful bad breath; arthritis in all four corners; torn ACL on at least one hind leg; cataracts (can't hardly see) and can't hardly hear (== not afraid of thunderstorms anymore!)