Optometry and Vision Science
Official Journal of the American Academy of Optometry
Aside from myopia, amblyopia is the most frequent cause
of vision loss in infants and young children and has, in the past,
generally been considered untreatable after about age 9 years. So,
although amblyopia can often be reversed when treated early,
conventional treatment is generally not undertaken in older children and
adults. ... perceptual
learning, particularly using active video game play, provide evidence
for brain plasticity and accompanying treatment success in adults with
amblyopia. Read Full Article...http://www.wolterskluwerhealth.com/News/Pages/Video-Games-May-Be-Helpful-in-Treating-%27Lazy-Eye%27-in-Adults.aspx?WT.mc_id=EMxj00x20120625xL6
Empower Yourself...Welcome to your future and beyond.... Working together we will build upon our "collective wisdom" to create, for tomorrow, what we can only imagine today...J. Perl, Editor
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Ethics and HIT
Challenges...
http://jamia.bmj.com/site/icons/amiajnl8946.pdf
http://jamia.bmj.com/site/icons/amiajnl8946.pdf
- patient safety should trump all other values; corporate concerns about liability and intellectual property ownership may be valid but should not over-ride all other considerations;
- transparency and a commitment to patient safety should govern vendor contracts;
- institutions are duty-bound to provide ethics education to purchasers and users, and should commit publicly to standards of corporate conduct; and
- vendors, system purchasers, and users should encourage and assist in each others’ efforts to adopt best practices.