High school track athlete doesn't let visual impairment stop him from running
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Showing posts with label preemie health problems. Show all posts
Showing posts with label preemie health problems. Show all posts
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Donate Breast Milk, Save Preemies' Lives
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Thursday, January 19, 2012
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Article from The Hindu: Sent to you by Kathy
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Source: The Hindu (http://www.hinduonnet.com/2010/10/14/stories/2010101461700300.htm)
Karnataka
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Bangalore
Project eyes blindness prevention in children
Afshan Yasmeen
Boon to poor people in the State as public-private partnership scheme will be launched in January
Retinopathy of prematurity is a leading cause of preventable blindnessAll babies weighing less than 2 kg at birth will be screened for ROP
— FILE PHOTO
PREVENTIVE STEPS:Narayana Nethralaya will train ophthalmologists and technicians to screen rural children and transfer the images to the hospital.
Bangalore: Did you know that most premature babies are at the risk of developing retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), a leading cause of preventable infant blindness?
Come January, premature babies born in the backward districts of north and central Karnataka will be screened for ROP soon after their birth and treated. This will be possible through a public-private-partnership between the Union Health Ministry and the Narayana Nethralaya under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM).
Boon to rural areas
With childhood wellness, including right to sight, being one of the major components of NRHM, this partnership will be a boon to children in rural areas. “The plan is to screen all premature babies born in rural areas and ensure that their defective vision is treated at the right time,” S. Selva Kumar, State NRHM Mission Director told The Hindu on the eve of World Sight Day.
With the theme for this year's World Sight Day (October 14) being “Countdown to 2020: The Right to Sight,” the Government is keen on expanding the project to other districts. The focus will be on tackling preventable blindness,” he said.
Although ROP can be prevented if diagnosed and treated early, there is a severe paucity of ROP-trained ophthalmologists in the country. Under the partnership, experts from Narayana Nethralaya will train ophthalmologists and technicians to screen rural children and transfer the images to the hospital.
The defect will be diagnosed and if required the children will be brought to Bangalore for further treatment, said K. Bhujang Shetty, Chairman of Narayana Nethralaya.
The hospital has already conducted a pilot project titled Karnataka State Internet Assisted Diagnosis of Retinopathy of Prematurity (KIDROP) in the surrounding districts of Bangalore and Mysore.
Nearly 4,500 babies have been screened and 400 of them have been treated. The hospital has collaborated with i2i TeleSolutions to develop the telemedicine software.
“All babies whose birth weight is less than 2,000 grams (2 kg) will be screened. While the Government will provide staff, vehicles and equipment, we will provide the logistics. There has been some delay in the procurement of equipment. But the project will start in January in the backward districts of northern and central Karnataka,” Dr. Shetty said.
With the main causes of chronic blindness being glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy, the State-run Minto Ophthalmic Institute has started a comprehensive programme to screen, detect and treat these two eye diseases among the rural masses. If detected early, these diseases can be managed thereby protecting the infant's vision.
Hospital Medical Superintendent K.S. Sriprakash told The Hindu that this was in tune with the theme for this year's World Sight Day.
“Although we have been conducting eye camps across the State to detect cataract and perform surgeries, we have recently started organising camps for diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma. Nearly 10,000 have been screened so far and 600 are getting further treatment,” he said.
That apart, the hospital is also regularly conducting school screening programmes to detect vision defects in children.
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This article has been sent to you by Kathy
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Source: The Hindu (http://www.hinduonnet.com/2010/10/14/stories/2010101461700300.htm)
Karnataka
-
Bangalore
Project eyes blindness prevention in children
Afshan Yasmeen
Boon to poor people in the State as public-private partnership scheme will be launched in January
Retinopathy of prematurity is a leading cause of preventable blindnessAll babies weighing less than 2 kg at birth will be screened for ROP
— FILE PHOTO
PREVENTIVE STEPS:Narayana Nethralaya will train ophthalmologists and technicians to screen rural children and transfer the images to the hospital.
Bangalore: Did you know that most premature babies are at the risk of developing retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), a leading cause of preventable infant blindness?
Come January, premature babies born in the backward districts of north and central Karnataka will be screened for ROP soon after their birth and treated. This will be possible through a public-private-partnership between the Union Health Ministry and the Narayana Nethralaya under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM).
Boon to rural areas
With childhood wellness, including right to sight, being one of the major components of NRHM, this partnership will be a boon to children in rural areas. “The plan is to screen all premature babies born in rural areas and ensure that their defective vision is treated at the right time,” S. Selva Kumar, State NRHM Mission Director told The Hindu on the eve of World Sight Day.
With the theme for this year's World Sight Day (October 14) being “Countdown to 2020: The Right to Sight,” the Government is keen on expanding the project to other districts. The focus will be on tackling preventable blindness,” he said.
Although ROP can be prevented if diagnosed and treated early, there is a severe paucity of ROP-trained ophthalmologists in the country. Under the partnership, experts from Narayana Nethralaya will train ophthalmologists and technicians to screen rural children and transfer the images to the hospital.
The defect will be diagnosed and if required the children will be brought to Bangalore for further treatment, said K. Bhujang Shetty, Chairman of Narayana Nethralaya.
The hospital has already conducted a pilot project titled Karnataka State Internet Assisted Diagnosis of Retinopathy of Prematurity (KIDROP) in the surrounding districts of Bangalore and Mysore.
Nearly 4,500 babies have been screened and 400 of them have been treated. The hospital has collaborated with i2i TeleSolutions to develop the telemedicine software.
“All babies whose birth weight is less than 2,000 grams (2 kg) will be screened. While the Government will provide staff, vehicles and equipment, we will provide the logistics. There has been some delay in the procurement of equipment. But the project will start in January in the backward districts of northern and central Karnataka,” Dr. Shetty said.
With the main causes of chronic blindness being glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy, the State-run Minto Ophthalmic Institute has started a comprehensive programme to screen, detect and treat these two eye diseases among the rural masses. If detected early, these diseases can be managed thereby protecting the infant's vision.
Hospital Medical Superintendent K.S. Sriprakash told The Hindu that this was in tune with the theme for this year's World Sight Day.
“Although we have been conducting eye camps across the State to detect cataract and perform surgeries, we have recently started organising camps for diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma. Nearly 10,000 have been screened so far and 600 are getting further treatment,” he said.
That apart, the hospital is also regularly conducting school screening programmes to detect vision defects in children.
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There's a Cure for retinopathy in Premature Babies (Times of India)
PUNE: Ismail Memon, who celebrated his first birthday recently, is like any other child his age, except that he cannot see clearly beyond five ft.
"We know our child does not have good vision, but what he sees now is much better than no vision at all," said his rickshaw driver father Shakil Memon.
Ismail's is a case of retinopathy of prematurity (RoP), a disease peculiar to preterm and low birth-weight babies. It is a disease of the blood vessels of the retina (inside layer of the eye). In babies who are born premature, the retinal vessels are yet to grow. In some babies, if the vessels grow abnormally, they can bleed inside the eye leading to permanent irreversible blindness.
"Ismail was born three months premature. We diagnosed him with RoP and the surgery was performed immediately. He now has an ambulatory vision (3 to 4 ft visibility) in the left eye. The right eye could not be saved," said Saleel Gadkari, a retina surgeon, who operated upon Ismail at the H V Desai eye hospital in Mohammedwadi six months ago.
RoP needs to be taken seriously in India because premature babies are surviving and blindness among them is common. "If such babies are diagnosed early, laser surgery can help restore much of their vision. Detection is a hurdle as resources and exposure are limited. As a result, surgery is the only option, which may not help after a point," said Gadkari.
Sight Savers International, a UK-based NGO donated a Rs 70 lakh machine (RETCAM) to the Desai hospital to detect RoP. "This machine has helped detect at least 48 cases, mostly in rural Maharashtra. Of these, 40 were in the early stage and were cured with laser technique. The rest were operated upon."
Leaving infants untreated would mean a huge loss to society, said Gadkari. "The operation at our hospital costs about Rs 13,000. In private hospitals, it may go up to Rs 1 lakh. We have operated upon eight infants in a year as against the target of one set by the NGO," said Sucheta Kulkarni, deputy director and chief retina consultant at H V Desai eye hospital. It will also conduct a study on the benefits of the treatment in the last three years.
Read more: There's cure for retinopathy in premature babies - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Theres-cure-for-retinopathy-in-premature-babies-/articleshow/6744542.cms#ixzz12Mr8BASk
Story Source Link: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Theres-cure-for-retinopathy-in-premature-babies-/articleshow/6744542.cms
"We know our child does not have good vision, but what he sees now is much better than no vision at all," said his rickshaw driver father Shakil Memon.
Ismail's is a case of retinopathy of prematurity (RoP), a disease peculiar to preterm and low birth-weight babies. It is a disease of the blood vessels of the retina (inside layer of the eye). In babies who are born premature, the retinal vessels are yet to grow. In some babies, if the vessels grow abnormally, they can bleed inside the eye leading to permanent irreversible blindness.
"Ismail was born three months premature. We diagnosed him with RoP and the surgery was performed immediately. He now has an ambulatory vision (3 to 4 ft visibility) in the left eye. The right eye could not be saved," said Saleel Gadkari, a retina surgeon, who operated upon Ismail at the H V Desai eye hospital in Mohammedwadi six months ago.
RoP needs to be taken seriously in India because premature babies are surviving and blindness among them is common. "If such babies are diagnosed early, laser surgery can help restore much of their vision. Detection is a hurdle as resources and exposure are limited. As a result, surgery is the only option, which may not help after a point," said Gadkari.
Sight Savers International, a UK-based NGO donated a Rs 70 lakh machine (RETCAM) to the Desai hospital to detect RoP. "This machine has helped detect at least 48 cases, mostly in rural Maharashtra. Of these, 40 were in the early stage and were cured with laser technique. The rest were operated upon."
Leaving infants untreated would mean a huge loss to society, said Gadkari. "The operation at our hospital costs about Rs 13,000. In private hospitals, it may go up to Rs 1 lakh. We have operated upon eight infants in a year as against the target of one set by the NGO," said Sucheta Kulkarni, deputy director and chief retina consultant at H V Desai eye hospital. It will also conduct a study on the benefits of the treatment in the last three years.
Read more: There's cure for retinopathy in premature babies - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Theres-cure-for-retinopathy-in-premature-babies-/articleshow/6744542.cms#ixzz12Mr8BASk
Story Source Link: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Theres-cure-for-retinopathy-in-premature-babies-/articleshow/6744542.cms
Monday, September 13, 2010
Lucas - Journey of a Baby Hero: Lucas is 65 days today. And he is still breathing ...
Lucas - Journey of a Baby Hero: Lucas is 65 days today. And he is still breathing ...: "Lucas is 65 days today. And he is still breathing on his own. :) This is day two and is such a miracle. They changed his CPAP to one with na..."
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Eferol Settlement
A settlement has been made in the class action filed against O'Neal, Jones and Feldman Pharmaceuticals and Carter-Glogau Laboratories on behalf of preemies born babies who received the vitamin E injections, which were later found to be toxic. The article is at this link:
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2010/04/eferol_settlement.html
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2010/04/eferol_settlement.html
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Read a NewsRx news article on Retinopathy Of Prematurity Risk Factors
Article on Retinopathy Of Prematurity Risk Factors
New retinopathy of prematurity risk factors study results from Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Department of Neonatology described
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Common Preemie Health Problems
http://preemies.about.com/od/preemiehealthproblems/a/healthproblems.htm
One of my favorite classes was my preschool class of children with ROP. It would have been nice to have this list for parents
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