New research shows that children's eyes can be damaged from sun exposure, just like their skin. This damage may put them at increased risk of developing debilitating diseases such as cataracts or macular degeneration as adults. The experts at The Vision Center at Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles offer three tips for protecting young eyes at the beach and pool.
Dr. Jonathan C. Song, director of the Cornea Institute in The Vision Center at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles has just returned from a medical mission in which he worked with Syrian and Iraqi eye surgeons at the Syrian city of Dier Ezzor. During the medical mission, May 18-22, Dr. Song saw 50 patients and performed eight corneal transplants and five cataract surgeries. In addition to holding training sessions with Syrian ophthalmologists, he also lectured to 25 Syrian and Iraqi medical professionals about advanced eye surgery techniques.
Good vision can be directly correlated with a child's learning ability. As much as 80% of the learning a child does occurs through his eyes and approximately 1 in 4 school-age children have some type of vision impairment. Does your child have normal, healthy vision needed for classroom learning? Experts at The Vision Center at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles offer four tips for parents of school-age children.
A new drug delivery system that uses a tiny silicone cup sealed to the outer surface (episclera) of the eyeball may offer a more effective method for the delivery of medicines for retinal and vitreous diseases. The device, called an episcleral drug reservoir, holds the potential to fundamentally change the delivery of medications for diseases like macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, uveitis and retinoblastoma.
Many parents grew up with medical adages or advice that have since been proven by scientists to be incorrect or outdated. Here are five common myths about children’s eye health and the medical reality behind them, prepared by the physicians at The Vision Center at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles.
Parents should take extra care in selecting toys for young children and supervising their play during the holidays, according to a leading eye surgeon.
With the number of premature births and medically fragile infants now increasing in the U.S., a basic eye exam, including a red reflex test, should be given to all children shortly after birth. Unfortunately, some 75 percent of all children under five in the U.S. have never had a comprehensive eye exam, notes Angela Buffenn, M.D., M.P.H., Director of the Orbit and Eye Movement Institute at The Vision Center of Childrens Hospital Los Angeles and co-author of the report.
Infants as young as one-month-old are often prescribed contact lenses at pediatric eye surgery centers so their visual system will develop correctly. Infants may be fitted for contacts if they have had cataract surgery, need extremely high-strength prescription glasses, or have very different prescriptions for the two eyes.
Using a hand-held spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) imaging device, researchers have obtained high-resolution retinal scans of premature infants with progressive retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), according to a report in this month’s Archives of Ophthalmology.
Diabetic retinopathy remains the major cause of blindness in adults under 60 in the U.S. The disease affects 5.3 million adults in the U.S. and some 24,000 of them go blind each year. Nearly sixty percent of all diabetes patients are expected to develop diabetic retinopathy within ten years of their diagnosis.
When a child develops red, watery eyes, it could be just allergies – or it may be the sign of a more serious eye condition, according to a leading pediatric ophthalmologist. Red, itchy, watery eyes can be a temporary allergic reaction to pollen and should go away after a few days or weeks. However, if your child has red, itchy eyes year-round or if their eyes become very sensitive to sunlight, it could be the sign of a more serious condition like atopic conjunctivitis.
Ophthalmologists examining infants for possible Shaken Baby Syndrome found that a handheld Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography (SD-OCT) device provided high-resolution images of the retina and the vitreoretinal interface in infants with SBS, reports a study in the current issue of Retina, The Journal of Retinal and Vitreous Diseases.
Studies suggest role for IL-10 in prevention and treatment of potentially devastating neurological disease in newborns.
Affected children and adolescents who spend less time walking may be at increased risk for bone fractures and osteoporosis.
A type of white blood cell normally responsible for clearing bacteria from the blood is implicated.
Investigators at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles have found that unlike adults, levels of serum beta-natriuretic peptide (BNP) do not increase in pediatric trauma patients with serious head injuries.
J. Eric Bubbers, PhD, of the Saban Research Institute at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, has received a $410,000 grant from Phase One Foundation. The award will fund a “first in childhood leukemia” multi-site study in children with relapsed or refractory acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) or acute myelogenous leukemia (AML).
Dr. Eberich will lead the Biomedical Infomatics team as they apply the principles of computer science and information technology to biology and medicine to quickly move cutting-edge research into clinical use.
Radiation-resistant leukemia cells can be killed by radiation after inhibition of a molecular target by a rationally-designed new drug.
Breakthrough discovery is first report of a recombinant human biotherapeutic active against leukemic stem cells.
“Trojan horse”- type therapy specifically targets ALL cancer cells.
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) announced today that the Margie and Robert E. Petersen Foundation has made a transformative gift of $5 million to support the hospital’s mission of delivering advanced patient care at CHLA. In honor of this generous support, the hospital will name a new state-of-the-art facility for inpatient rehabilitation currently under construction the Margie and Robert E. Petersen Foundation Rehabilitation Center, honoring Bobby and Richie Petersen. Margie and Robert Petersen’s two sons, Bobby and Richie, were killed in a plane crash in 1975. To advance the hospital’s efforts to secure community funds to complete construction of the new rehabilitation center, the Foundation has also pledged a dollar-for-dollar match—up to $3.5 million—on all donations made to support the center’s completion through Dec. 31, 2016.
Baseball and volleyball players share the similar arm injuries due to overuse of their shoulders and elbows.
Backed by a drum roll and an enthusiastic crowd of trustees, physicians and patient families, CHLA unveiled the new Joyce and Stanley Black Family Building in honor of the Black family’s $15 million gift to CHLA.
Burning coal for domestic heating may contribute to early fetal death according to a new study by experts from The Saban Research Institute of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia – the coldest capital city in the world.
The Division of Adolescent Medicine at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) will celebrate its 50th anniversary of providing care for Los Angeles youth with a special event Saturday May 10, 6 p.m. PST, at the Sheraton Universal Starview Ballroom. The celebration will be put on by the CHAMPION Fund.
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Fundraising Group Celebrates 100th Anniversary. The Associates & Affiliates, a 3000-strong organization, has raised more than $136 million since 1957 for Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Group supports hospital clinical and research initiatives.
Children's Hospital Los Angeles clinical care and research programs will benefit from Walgreens $1.5 million donation.
Kiarash Sadrieh, MD, of the Division of Neurology at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, offers tips for parents on how to identify when their child suffers a febrile seizure.
A Children's Hospital Los Angeles sports medicine expert explains how concussions occur while playing ice hockey and offers parents tips on how to recognize the injury in their children.
For the third straight year, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is ranked among the top five children’s hospitals in the country, a distinction that recognizes the hospital’s clinical expertise and the quality and breadth of its patient care.
Pediatric eye surgeon Thomas Lee, MD, division chief of CHLA’s Vision Center, will collaborate with Apl.de.ap Foundation International to treat retinopathy in premature infants in the Philippines.
In addition to operating on and treating hundreds of Haitian patients, Henri R. Ford, MD, MHA, CHLA’s vice president and surgeon-in-chief, has been an integral part of the reconstruction and development of Haiti’s medical facilities since the country was devastated by a 7.0 earthquake in 2010. His latest contribution is helping the country’s leadership develop a new world-class, nation-wide critical care and trauma network to cope with preventable causes of death in the Caribbean country.
Frank F. Ing, MD, FAAP, FACC, FSCAI, associate chief of Cardiology and director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, has taken on two new roles at CHLA: chief of the Division of Cardiology and co-director of the Heart Institute. Ing replaces Michael Silka, MD, who filled both positions for more than 15 years. Ing assumed his new responsibilities as of July 1.
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) has been named one of the nation’s “Most Wired” hospitals by Health & Health Networks magazine. The magazine measures the level of health information technology (IT) adoption annually in U.S. hospitals and health systems through an annual survey process. Being named to the list is recognition of a health care organization’s investment in technology that supports patient safety, quality care and best health care practice.
18-month-old “Karla” was playing on the slide at the park in her neighborhood, her mother sitting on a nearby bench chatting with her friend. A loud screech was followed by a crash and the sound of car alarms going off. In a flash, Karla was swept into her mother’s arms and both were shaking as they saw people running and heard sirens coming toward the scene of a car crash in the street next to the park.
Sharpened pencils: check; notebooks and paper: check; school schedule: check. As a parent, this check list may seem familiar to you. It is a clear indication that back-to-school season is here and that means preparing your child for the school year as best as you can. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is helping you and your child finalize the list by providing top 10 expert tips on keeping your child healthy and safe all year round.
On Aug. 20, Children's Hospital Los Angeles announced a $10 Million gift from Costco Wholesale to benefit research, education and patient care programs at the Hospital.
The Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) program at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) has been honored for the third time with the prestigious Award for Excellence in Life Support by the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO), an international group of health care professionals and scientists who evaluate hospital treatment therapies for patients fighting complex cardiac disease and respiratory failure.
Fifty years ago, childhood cancer was a near-certain death sentence. But thanks to decades of treatment advances, more than 80 percent of childhood cancer patients now become survivors.
Jeffrey S. Upperman, MD, medical director of the Trauma Program and Pediatric Disaster Resource and Training Center at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, has been selected to serve on the newly established National Advisory Committee on Children and Disasters (NACCD).
It’s hard to tell the difference between the two, but Pia Pannaraj, MD, Infectious Diseases specialist at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles speaks on how parents should treat their kids’ symptoms and when to seek medical attention.
How can a seemingly healthy child have a genetic disorder? Divya Vats, MD, medical director of the Newborn Screening Program at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) and is a staff physician at the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles-Santa Monica Outpatient Care Center explains how newborn screening works and why it can prevent lifelong disability—and even save a child’s life.
‘Cancer’ is a depleting word to anyone who is experiencing or has experienced those six-letters. It is a life-changing word that can often define a person for worse or better. To 12-year-old Juan Moreno, he chose the latter. This word has defined him as resilient, determined, accomplished and an amazing kid who is defying all odds.
Immediately after watching The Short Game, a documentary about the best 7-year-old golfers descending on the world-famous Pinehurst Golf course to determine the next world champion, Marley Franklin declared, “I’m going to make it to Pinehurst one day.” However, little do people know that most of her accomplishments are not due to her competitive nature, but her four-year-old sister, Maya.
Children's Hospital Los Angeles experts provide tips on how parents can talk to their children before, during and after a natural disaster and how to develop a disaster preparedness plan.
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) is honored to be selected the first Accredited Pediatric Heart Failure Institute on the West Coast by The Healthcare Accreditation Colloquium. The Colloquium made the announcement following nearly a year of work and an in-depth onsite review on Sept. 2.
Children's Hospital Los Angeles reports first case of a patient with enterovirus D68. The hospital's doctors offer parents tips on how to recognize symptoms and seek medical attention for their kids.
The genes children inherit determine everything from their height to their hair color. But sometimes, a child’s genetic code also contains hidden abnormalities that can cause an array of health issues, such as developmental delays or physical or mental illness. Linda Randolph, MD, head of the Division of Medical Genetics at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) explains how a medical geneticist works “like a detective” to diagnose genetic syndromes—and put children on the path to better health.
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