Infobox person name Tom Sullivan image caption birth date March 27, 1947 birth place Boston, Massachusetts Tom Sullivan born March 27, 1947 is an United States American performer, author, and motivational speaker. Biography Personal life Sullivan was born and raised in West Roxbury, Massachusetts , the son of Marie C. married and maiden names n e Kelly and Thomas J. Sullivan, who owned a Western saloon saloon . ref http www.filmreference.com film 21 Tom Sullivan.html Tom Sullivan Biography 1947 Bot generated title ref His premature birth caused him to need oxygen treatment while in an neonatal intensive care unit incubator . Though the treatment saved his life, he was given too much oxygen, which caused permanent blindness, a condition now known as retinopathy of prematurity . He enjoys golfing, skiing, skydiving and running. Sullivan has 2 children with his wife, Patricia. Sullivan once saved his infant daughter, Blythe, from drowning in the family pool by listening for air bubbles. Career Sullivan has worked as an author, composer, motivational speaker, and singer, as well as an actor, director, and producer. Sullivan also sang The Star Spangled Banner , the national anthem of the United States, at Super Bowl X , and the 1976 Indianapolis 500 . He had a recurring role on Highway to Heaven as Frank Riley, who ultimately marries Priscilla Barnes s character. Among the songs Sullivan has written and performed are All the Colors Of the Heart, which was used as the theme for his debut episode of Highway to Heaven. A movie based on events of his college years was produced. If You Could See What I Hear starred Marc Singer as Sullivan. Awards Won the American Foundation for the Blind American Foundation for the Blind s Helen Keller Achievement Award in 1997. ref http www.afb.org Section.asp?SectionID 28&TopicID 152&DocumentID 1595 The American Foundation for the Blind Helen Keller Achievement Award Recipients American Foundation for the Blind Bot generated title ref Disco ... more details
File Fundus Proliferative retinopathy EDA01.JPG thumb An ophthalmoscopic view of the retina showing advanced signs of diabetic retinopathy including two pale cotton wool spots. refimprove date October 2010 Cotton wool spots are an abnormal finding on fundoscope funduscopic exam of the retina of the eye. They appear as fluffy white patches on the retina. They are caused by damage to nerve fibers and are a result of accumulations of axoplasm ic material within the nerve fiber layer . The nerve fiber s are damaged by swelling in the surface layer of the retina. The cause of this swelling is due to the reduced axonal transport and hence backlog and accumulation of intracellular products within the nerves because of the ischemia. A 1981 analysis concluded that in most instances, cotton wool spots do not represent the whole area of ischaemic inner retina but merely reflect the obstruction of axoplasmic flow in axons crossing into much larger ischaemic areas . ref cite journal title Reappraisal of the retinal cotton wool spot a discussion paper. author D. McLeod publisher J R Soc Med volume 74 issue 9 date 1981 09 pmc 1438890 pmid 6169833 journal J R Soc Med pages 682 6 ref Associated findings include microvascular infarcts and hemorrhages. The appearance of cotton wool spots may decrease over time. Diabetes and hypertension are the two most common diseases that cause these spots, and the best treatment would be to treat the underlying disease. In diabetes they are one of the hallmarks of diabetic retinopathy pre proliferative retinopathy . More rarely, HIV ref cite journal author Wilson R title Cotton wool spots in AIDS a review. journal J Am Optom Assoc. volume 65 issue 2 pages 110 6 year 1994 pmid 7908299 ref and pancreatitis Purtscher retinopathy can also lead to the appearance of cotton wool spots. References Reflist See also Diabetic retinopathy Category Medical signs med sign stub ... more details
heart disease in newborns and reduce retinopathy of prematurity in premature infants. ref cite ... j.1651 2227.2010.02001.x title Prevention of retinopathy of prematurity in preterm infants through ... more details
The term retinal degeneration may refer to One of Retinopathy several eye diseases or eye disorders in humans Progressive retinal atrophy , an eye disease in dogs See also List of eye diseases and disorders List of human eye diseases and disorders List of systemic diseases with ocular manifestations List of human systemic diseases with ocular manifestations disambig ... more details
Elschnig s spots are black spots surrounded by bright yellow or red halos seen on the retina during Ophthalmoscope fundoscopy in patients with advanced hypertensive retinopathy . They are named after Anton Elschnig . External links WhoNamedIt synd 446 Elschnig s spots med stub Category Medical signs ... more details
now known as retinopathy of prematurity, together with his studies of the mechanism of hypertensive retinopathy, studies of the pathology of diabetic retinopathy and amoebic infection of the eye align ... more details
concentrations reached inside incubators retinopathy of prematurity caused some babies to go blind ... enterocolitis . Complications of extreme prematurity may include intracranial hemorrhage , chronic bronchopulmonary dysplasia see Infant respiratory distress syndrome , or retinopathy of prematurity ... distress syndrome RDS Retinopathy of prematurity ROP Sepsis Transient tachypnea of the newborn TTN .... Besides prematurity and extreme low birth weight, common disease s cared for in a NICU include perinatal ... such as apnea of prematurity , inability to maintain body temperature, or inability to take oral feedings ... more details
a child born Preterm birth before term will need to undergo screening for retinopathy of prematurity ...Infobox disease Name Cerebroretinal microangiopathy with calcifications and cysts Image Exudative retinopathy and vitreos hemorrhage in cerebroretinal microangiopathy with calcifications and cysts.jpg Alt Exudative retinopathy and vitreous hemorrhage in cerebroretinal microangiopathy with calcifications and cysts Caption Vitreous hemorrhage and exudative retinal detachment resembling Coats disease in a child with cerebroretinal microangiopathy with calcifications and cysts Width DiseasesDB ICD10 ICD10 Q 87 8 q 87 ICD9 ICD9 759.89 ICDO OMIM 612199 OMIM mult MedlinePlus eMedicineSubj eMedicineTopic MeshID GeneReviewsID GeneReviewsName Cerebroretinal microangiopathy with calcifications and cysts CRMCC is a rare genetic disorder , which affects multiple Organ anatomy organs . ref name pmid16943371 cite journal author Linnankivi T, Valanne L, Paetau A, Alafuzoff I, Hakum ki JM, Kivel T, L nnqvist T, M kitie O, P kk nen L, Vainionp L, Vanninen R, Herva R, Pihko H title Cerebroretinal microangiopathy with calcifications and cysts journal Neurology volume 67 issue 8 pages 1347 43 year 2006 month Oct pmid 16943371 pmc doi 10.1212 01.wnl.0000236999.63933.b0 ref ref name pmid18076099 cite journal author Briggs TA, Abdel Salam GM, Balicki M, Baxter P, Bertini E, Bishop N, Browne BH, Chitayat D, Chong WK, Eid MM, Halliday W, Hughes I, Klusmann Koy A, Kurian M, Nischal KK, Rice GI, Stephenson JB, Surtees R, Talbot JF, Tehrani NN, Tolmie JL, Toomes C, van der Knaap MS, Crow YJ title Cerebroretinal microangiopathy with calcifications and cysts CRMCC journal Am J Med Genet A volume 146A ... calcification, retinopathy, and osteopenia a new syndrome? journal Pediatr Neurol volume .... This leakage can lead to exudative retinal detachment , also known as exudative retinopathy in this context ... , the exudative retinopathy is thought to result from breakdown of the blood retinal barrier at the level ... more details
Use Australian English date October 2011 Infobox sportsperson name Prue Watt image imagesize caption fullname nicknames nationality AUS club collegeteam birth date 1 October 1987 birth place Newcastle, New South Wales death date death place height 168cm weight medaltemplates MedalSport Swimming sport Swimming MedalCompetition Paralympic Games MedalSilver 2004 Summer Paralympics 2004 Athens Women s 100 space m Butterfly S13 MedalSilver 2004 Summer Paralympics 2004 Athens Women s 100 space m Freestyle S13 MedalSilver 2004 Summer Paralympics 2004 Athens Women s 200 space m Individual Medley SM13 MedalSilver 2004 Summer Paralympics 2004 Athens Women s 400 space m Freestyle S13 MedalSilver 2004 Summer Paralympics 2004 Athens Women s 50 space m Freestyle S13 MedalBronze 2004 Summer Paralympics 2004 Athens Women s 100 space m Breaststroke SB13 MedalCompetition IPC Swimming World Championships MedalBronze 2002 Mar Del Plata Women s 100 space m Butterfly S13 MedalBronze 2002 Mar Del Plata Women s 100 space m Breaststroke S13 MedalSilver 2006 Durban Women s 100 space m Butterfly S13 Prue Watt born 1 October 1987 in Newcastle, New South Wales . ref name 2004 media guide cite book title Media guide 2004 Athens Paralympic Games publisher Australian Paralympic Committee author Australian Paralympic Committee location Sydney, Australia year 2004 laysummary Information on past Australian Paralympic Games results and profiles on Australian athletes and staff attending the Athens Paralympic Games. ref is a Paralympic swimming competitor from Australia. She was born premature at 24 weeks and the high levels of oxygen in her system resulted in her retina being damaged. As a result, she can see about 2 meters ahead and has a limited amount of peripheral vision. Her vision impairment is labelled retinopathy of prematurity. ref name telstra cite web title Prue Watt Profile url http tpep.newismdev.com athletes profile pruewatt work Telstra Paralympic Education Program Website accessdate 13 ... more details
cleanup link rot date February 2012 The Prevention of Blindness Society of Metropolitan Washington POB was founded in 1936 to provide blindness prevention services and education programs to individuals in the greater Washington, DC area. History 1936 1954 POB was founded on March 10, 1936 by May B. Vories and Dr. William H. Wilmer, founder of the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins University, as a seven point program to bring eye health information to the Washington, D.C. community. Their seven points included Adequate prenatal care Enactment of a bill to prevent ophthalmia neonatorum Appointment of a school oculist Preschool vision tests for children A medical social worker in the Society s eye clinic Providing general information on eye health creating an industrial and sight survey By 1946, POB developed a vision screening program for all 9,000 children in D.C. s parochial schools. POB also made one of the earliest research grants for retinopathy of prematurity ROP which was the cause of 50 of blindness among American children. Today, blindness from ROP is less than 1 . ref cite web url http www.medscape.com viewarticle 570544 6 title Access publisher Medscape date accessdate 2012 02 16 ref In 1954, POB began administering an annual grant from New Eyes for the Needy of New Jersey to buy new glasses prescription eyeglasses and distribute them to individuals in the community who needed them. POB also began collecting and shipping pairs of recycled eyeglasses through New Eyes for the Needy to fund the purchase of the new eyeglasses. Today, POB continues to work with New Eyes for the Needy to distribute nearly 8,000 eyeglasses each year to homeless and low income individuals. 1954 to Present 1n 1993, POB established a Macular Degeneration Network provide monthly support group for individuals with this condition. This group was followed closely by Stargardt Disease network s first symposium in 1994. Today, the organization has Aging Eye, Macular Degeneration and St ... more details
Pdr or PDR may refer to Physicians Desk Reference Diabetic retinopathy Proliferative diabetic retinopathy PDR Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy Packet Delivery Ratio Paul di Resta Personal Development Review Preliminary Design Review Pulsed Dose Rate , a form of brachytherapy Paintless Dent Repair Peripheral Distributor Road Cardiff see A4232 road Peripheral Distributor Road Port Talbot see A4241 road Magpul PDR Personal Defense Rifle Photodissociation region s Playa del Rey, Los Angeles, California Population and Development Review Pounder referring to Pound mass used as measure of caliber artillery Power Distribution Rack Portia de Rossi Product Data Record , a concept used in Product Lifecycle Management PLM and Product Data Management PDM Professional Disk Recorder , a hard disk recorder from Grass Valley company Philadelphia Department of Recreation Purchase of development rights, otherwise known as Purchase of Agricultural Conservation Easement PACE see Conservation easement People s Democratic Republic, e.g. Lao PDR Pedestrian Dead Reckoning disambig de PDR fr PDR ko PDR it PDR ... more details
Dystrophy is any condition of abnormal development, often denoting the degeneration of muscles. Types Muscular dystrophy Duchenne muscular dystrophy Becker s muscular dystrophy Reflex neurovascular dystrophy Retinopathy Retinal dystrophy Conal dystrophy Myotonic dystrophy Corneal dystrophy human Corneal dystrophies See also Muscle weakness Muscle atrophy Myotonia Disambig Category Diseases and disorders ar de Dystrophie fr Dystrophie it Distrofia pl Dystrofia ujednoznacznienie ru sk Dystrofia ... more details
apnea of prematurity , hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy HIE , retinopathy of prematurity ROP , developmental ... between preterm birth and prematurity. Generally, preterm babies are premature and term babies are mature. Prematurity can be reduced to a small extent by using drugs to accelerate maturation of the fetus ... primarily due to the related prematurity. Preterm premature babies preemies or premmies have an increased ... month of life neonatal mortality . Worldwide, prematurity accounts for 10 of neonatal mortality ... been markedly reduced, prematurity is the leading cause of neonatal mortality at 25 . ref cite journal ... physical signs of prematurity in reverse proportion to the gestational age. As a result they are at risk ... prematurity . Cereb Cortex. 20 6 1462 75. PMID 19812240. ref Children born preterm are more likely ... hypoglycemia , feeding difficulties, rickets of prematurity, hypocalcemia , inguinal hernia , and necrotizing enterocolitis NEC . Hematologic complications include anemia of prematurity , thrombocytopenia .... The March of Dimes Multicenter Prematurity and Prevention Study found that 54 of twins were delivered ... and prematurity study group journal New England Journal of Medicine volume 333 issue 26 pages ... include Jaundice Of Prematurity Atrial septal defects commonly seen in babies with bronchopulmonary ..., Saling E year 2004 title Efficient prematurity prevention is possible by pH self measurement and immediate ... more details
ICD10 H 35 h 30 Other retinal disorders ICD10 H 35 0 h 30 Background retinopathy Background retinopathy and retinal vascular changes Hypertensive retinopathy ICD10 H 35 1 h 30 Retinopathy of prematurity ICD10 H 35 3 h 30 Degeneration of macula and posterior pole Macular degeneration ICD10 ... more details
Orphan date February 2011 File Refsum2.jpg right thumb Electroretinogram ERG of retinitis pigmentosa Retinal degeneration is the deterioration of the retina 1 caused by the progressive and eventual death of the cells of the retina. 2 There are several reasons for retinal degeneration, including artery or vein occlusion, diabetic retinopathy , R.L.F. R.O.P. retrolental fibroplasia retinopathy of prematurity , or disease usually hereditary . 3 These may present in many different ways such as impaired vision, night blindness , retinal detachment , light sensitivity, tunnel vision , and loss of peripheral vision to total loss of vision 4 . Of the retinal degenerative diseases retinitis pigmentosa RP is a very important example. Inherited retinal degenerative disorders in humans exhibit Genetics genetic and phenotypic heterogeneity in their underlying causes and clinical outcomes 5 6 7 . These retinopathy retinopathies affect approximately one in 2000 individuals worldwide 7 . A wide variety of causes have been attributed to retinal degeneration, such as disruption of genes that are involved in phototransduction , biosynthesis and folding of the rhodopsin molecule, and the structural support of the retina. 6 Mutations in the rhodopsin gene account for 25 to 30 30 to 40 according to 9 of all cases of autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa adRP 5 20 22 in North America 10 12 There are many mechanisms of retinal degeneration attributed to rhodopsin mutations or mutations that involve or affect the function of rhodopsin. One mechanism of retinal degeneration is rhodopsin overexpression . Another mechanism, whereby a mutation caused a truncated rhodopsin, was found to affect rod function and increased the rate of Photoreceptor cell photoreceptor degeneration. 9 For example, a single peripherin RDS splice site mutation was identified as the cause of retinopathy in eight families the phenotype in these families ranged from retinitis pigmentosa to macular degeneration . 7 Photo ... more details
Ichthyosis linearis circumflexa is a distinctive skin condition of generalized hyperkeratosis and polycyclic and serpiginous erythema tous plaques with a characteristic, migratory, double edged scale at the margins, and is the typical cutaneous manifestation of Netherton s syndrome . ref name Fitz2 Freedberg, et al. 2003 . Fitzpatrick s Dermatology in General Medicine . 6th ed. . McGraw Hill. ISBN 0071380760. ref rp 496 ref name Andrews James, William Berger, Timothy Elston, Dirk 2005 . Andrews Diseases of the Skin Clinical Dermatology . 10th ed. . Saunders. ISBN 0721629210. ref rp 563 See also Ichthyosis prematurity syndrome List of cutaneous conditions References reflist Category Genodermatoses Genodermatoses stub ... more details
Infobox Disease Name PAGENAME Image Caption DiseasesDB ICD10 ICD9 ICDO OMIM 607626 MedlinePlus eMedicineSubj eMedicineTopic MeshID Neonatal ichthyosis sclerosing cholangitis syndrome also known as NISCH syndrome ref name Bolognia and Ichthyosis sclerosing cholangitis syndrome ref name Bolognia is a cutaneous condition caused by mutations in the Claudin 1 gene. ref name Bolognia cite book author Rapini, Ronald P. Bolognia, Jean L. Jorizzo, Joseph L. title Dermatology 2 Volume Set publisher Mosby location St. Louis year 2007 pages isbn 1 4160 2999 0 oclc doi accessdate ref See also Ichthyosis prematurity syndrome List of cutaneous conditions References reflist Dermatology stub Category Genodermatoses ... more details
Invagesic is a combination drug consisting of ref http www.reference.md files IN INVAGESIC.html reference.md Drug information for INVAGESIC Sources NLM Medical Subject Headings, NIH UMLS, Drugs FDA, FDA AERS original data copyright United States Government. No endorsement implied. Last modified 4 7 2007 ref caffeine salicylic acid orphenadrine It is indicated for management of fatigue medical fatigue , orthostatic hypotension and for the short term treatment of apnea of prematurity in infants. ref http pharmacycode.com Invagesic.html Pharmacy Codes Invagesic Retrieved April 2011 ref References reflist Category Combination drugs ... more details
specialists have noted impressive results in the setting of CNV, proliferative diabetic retinopathy , neovascular glaucoma , diabetic macular edema , retinopathy of prematurity ref cite journal doi 10.4103 0301 4738.33057 title Intravitreal bevacizumab in aggressive posterior retinopathy of prematurity ... AMD and diabetic retinopathy , damage the retina and cause blindness when blood vessels around the retina ... more details
Infobox disease Name Norrie Disease Image Caption DiseasesDB 31165 ICD10 ICD9 ICD9 743.8 ICDO OMIM 310600 MedlinePlus eMedicineSubj eMedicineTopic MeshID Norrie Disease is a genetic disorder that primarily affects the human eye eye and almost always leads to blindness . In addition to the congenital ocular symptoms, some patients suffer from a progressive hearing loss starting mostly in their 2nd decade of life, while another portion may be mentally challenged. Patients with Norrie Disease may develop cataracts , leukocoria a condition where the pupils appear white when light is shone on them , along with other developmental issues in the eye, such as shrinking of the globe and the wasting away of the iris anatomy iris . ref name Sims Sims , Katherine. NDP Related Retinopathies. Gene Reviews. 08 Aug 2006. 28 Jan 2007 http www.geneclinics.org profiles norrie ref Around 30 50 of them will also have developmental delay mental retardation , psychotic like features, Spinocerebellar ataxia incoordination of movements or behavioral abnormalities. ref name Sims Most patients are born with normal hearing however, the onset of hearing loss is very common in early adolescence. ref name Halpin cite journal author Halpin C, Owen G, Guti rrez Espeleta G, Sims K, Rehm H title Audiologic features of Norrie disease journal Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol volume 114 issue 7 pages 533 8 year 2005 pmid 16134349 ref About 15 of the patients are estimated to develop all the features of the disease. ref name Dickinson cite journal author Dickinson JL, Sale MM, Passmore A, FitzGerald LM, Wheatley CM, Burdon KP, Craig JE, Tengtrisorn S, Carden SM, Maclean H, Mackey DA title Mutations in the NDP gene contribution to Norrie disease, familial exudative vitreoretinopathy and retinopathy of prematurity journal Clin Experiment Ophthalmol. volume 34 issue 7 pages 682 8 year 2006 pmid 16970763 doi 10.1111 j.1442 9071.2006.01314.x ref The disease affects almost only male infants at birth or soon after birt ... more details
Multiple issues BLP sources November 2010 refimprove January 2011 Infobox musical artist name Diane Schuur image caption background solo singer birth name alias birth date birth date and age 1953 12 10 mf y birth place Tacoma, Washington Tacoma , Washington U.S. state Washington United States death date instrument Singing Vocals , Piano genre Jazz , Blues , Pop music Pop occupation Musician years active 1979 present label GRP Records GRP , Concord Records Concord website URL www.DianeSchuur.com Diane Schuur b. December 10, 1953 in Tacoma, Washington Tacoma , Washington U.S. state Washington is an United States American jazz singer and pianist. Nicknamed Deedles , she has won two Grammy Awards , headlined many of the world s most prestigious music venues, including Carnegie Hall and The White House and has toured the world performing with such greats as Quincy Jones , Stan Getz , B. B. King , Dizzy Gillespie , Maynard Ferguson , Ray Charles , Joe Williams jazz singer Joe Williams and Stevie Wonder . Like Stevie Wonder, Schuur was Blindness blinded at birth due to retinopathy of prematurity . Biography Diane Schuur grew up in suburban Seattle, Washington and was encouraged by both her parents to sing. She started singing when she was a two and a half, and by age nine was getting professional gigs. She has said that as a small child she would often retreat to the closet to be alone with herself and sing. ref cite web url http abilitymagazine.com past sallyF dianeS.html title Ability Magazine Diane Schuur The Hot Lady of Cool Jazz 2009 accessdate 2012 04 05 ref Her early childhood music heroines were Sarah Vaughan and Dinah Washington . Schuur had her first gig at Tacoma s Holiday Inn at age ten in which she sang country music . Attending the Washington State School for the Blind , she began performing original material, and starting at the young age of sixteen, revealed a distinctive voice and began performing. Her big break came when Stan Getz became positive about he ... more details
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