Biomedical subjects

D Adler-Grinberg

Publications and source records attributed to D Adler-Grinberg.

5 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed1986

Need for eye and vision care in an underserved population: refractive errors and other ocular anomalies in the Sioux.

The Native American population has a significant unmet need for eye and vision care. Beginning with the onset of continuous eye care on two reservations in North and South Dakota, a compilation was done of refractive errors and other clinical findings in 1886 Sioux Indians. The results are similar to previous findings in the Navajo, Cheyenne, and Zuni Indians. This paper contributes to the epidemiological characterization of an underserved population, demonstrates the degree of unmet needs before continuous eye care services, and hopefully will aid in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of optometric care for such groups.

Adolescent↗

PubMed1986

Questioning our classical understanding of accommodation and presbyopia.

The development of precise instrumentation, electron microscopy, and enhanced analytical capabilities have renewed interest in understanding the mechanisms of accommodation and presbyopia. The properties of the ciliary muscle, the zonule, the lens capsule, and the crystalline lens are being reevaluated, suggesting, for example, that these components' elasticities change significantly with age and that the biochemical properties of the crystalline lens may be altered as the lens ages. The recent findings, mainly during the past decade, are contrasted with or incorporated into our classical understanding of the accommodative mechanism and presbyopia as stated originally by Helmholtz and Fincham.

Accommodation, Ocular↗

PubMed1985

Evaluation of the NSPB elementary school teaching units on eye health and safety.

The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of elementary school teaching units on eye health and safety developed by the National Society to Prevent Blindness. Pretest and posttest scores on a questionnaire covering the units' information were compared for experimental and matched control groups from second, third, fifth and sixth grade classrooms in three states. The experimental groups showed significant increases in mean classroom scores. However, these increases were not as large as expected and suggest a need for additional development of the teaching units. Results of a teacher survey indicated that the teaching units produced positive changes in the students' knowledge, awareness and behavior related to eye health and safety. Parents reported no noticeable change in these areas as indicated by their responses to a survey. Recommendations for teachers, parents, care-givers, eye-care practitioners and their associated organizations to improve the eye health and safety of children are given.

Accident Prevention↗

PubMed1979

Malpractice insurance at optometric institutions.

The optometric educator needs insurance against malpractice suits. A survey was made of the policies available at twelve schools and colleges of optometry in the United States. The object of this survey was to compare the various protections offered by the optometric institutions and also to inform the educators of what is available to them. It was found that coverage and premiums vary considerably between the institutions. At only one of the twelve schools and colleges of optometry responding to this survey were faculty members required to pay for their own policies, but to avoid undue risk, two other colleges highly recommended that their faculty purchase their own coverage. Implications of the low number of claims brought against optometric teaching facilities and other factors are discussed in light of the "malpractice insurance crisis."

Faculty↗

PubMed1978

Eye movements, scanpaths, and dyslexia.

The oculomotor performance of 25 dyslexic and 19 normal children was evaluated to determine whether or not dyslexia involves deficits in oculomotor function or visual perception. When the children were required to follow a meaningless target or to solve pictorial tasks, the two age-matched groups could not be differentiated. When they were required to read selections commensurate with their measured reading level, the dyslexic children were markedly different on a number of parameters. It appears that the dyslexic's difficulty lies beyond visual perception, perhaps in the language area itself. The dyslexic's characteristic deficit seems to involve the integration of visual input into the language-acquisition function.

Adolescent↗