Streaks in Seamless Hosiery

Angioid Streaks in Psuedoxanthoma Elasticum

Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) is a hereditary disorder that affects primarily the elastic tissues of skin, eyes and blood vessels. Its estimated prevalence is thought to be 1:25,000 100,000. PXE patients also carry an increased risk for cardiovascular and gastrointestinal diseases. Early diagnosis can play a crucial role in preventing early loss of vision and systemic complications in these pa...

Streaks in skilled performance.

Experiments in golf putting and darts demonstrated that skilled performance is streaky. The tendency for outcome sequences to form streaks was greatest when the task difficulty was such that about half the trials were successful. Mixtures of the two activities were also streaky, even when periodic interruption made the individual components resemble a random Bernoulli process. Formal models of ...

Angioid Streaks in Pituitary Tumour.

IN recent years there have been many references to angioid streaks of the retina found in association with pseudoxanthoma elasticum and Paget's disease of bones (Elwyn, 1953; Cowper, 1954; Bedrossian, 1958; Hogan and Zinmerman, 1962). A review of the current literature on angioid streaks and on brain tumours revealed no cases of angioid streaks in patients who presented with ocular manifestatio...

Subjective "lightning Streaks".

Use of compression hosiery in venous leg ulceration.

Venous leg ulceration is a common problem in older people that adversely affects their quality of life. It is also a major cause of morbidity for many patients in hospital and community settings. Patients experience considerable pain and distress as a result of this condition and annual costs to the NHS are high. However, good nursing management and the correct use of compression therapy can le...