Entries tagged with eyes

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Paddling Blind

This is the guy we boated with last weekend on the Klickitat. Terry is an avid supporter of First Descents and volunteers whenever he can, including safety boating. We paddled from the Ice House down about 5 miles. Tailz flipped over just once, predictably at a powerful seam, and hung out for a T rescue. He was directed by a paddler (Frannie May) going backward down the river ahead of him talking.

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Pupils that dilate with emotion suggest responsiveness to CBT

Depressed people's eyes dilate more when emotional topics introduced. (old study)
People whose eyes dilate most have best response to cognitive behavior therapy. (new study)

Taken together these two suggest to me that people who are depressed but still emotionally alive are more likely to respond to CBT. What about those who are disconnected from their emotions? What helps them?
( interesting )

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Rumi Poem: Tending Two Shops

( Don't run around this world looking for a hole to hide in. )

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EENT final study guide

EENT Study Questions – Throat
( handmedown )

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HEENT notes review prior to first quiz

( answers to study questions )

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SSRI's may cause Cataracts

ANTIDEPRESSANTS POSE CATARACT RISK: The first major study on this topic has
shown an increased risk, among seniors, of developing cataracts as a result of taking SSRIs, the most common type of antidepressant; and a higher risk of corneal damage from amantadine, a
Parkinson's disease drug. SSRIs, or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, alleviate depression by raising low levels of serotonin in the brain. But the eye's lens also contains serotonin receptors and excess serotonin can make the lens opaque and lead to cataract formation, reports the Canadian research, which included 19,000 patients who were on at least one of these drugs and 190,000 controls, meaning people who were not. The risk was related only to current use, meaning risk disappeared after discontinuation of the antidepressants. Also, some Parkinson's patients on long-term amantadine therapy were found to have cornea changes that could lead to vision damage. The study appears in the June, 2010 issue of Opthalmology and full details are available only to journal subscribers and media.

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The Senility Prayer

THE SENILITY PRAYER:
Lord grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway,
The good fortune to run into the ones I do,
and the eyesight to tell the difference..

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Depression: the Sunrise Treatment

Deborah Frances has her patients get up early enough to watch the sunrise, several mornings in a row. Something about the sunrise.....brings a wave of hope.