My father-in-law recently died so we went to Europe to support my mother-in-law. As I was heading to the airport, I got the first text about a new stye (also spelled sty) from a dear neighbor. I sent my usual instructions, including a short video, and called in an antibiotic/steroid cream to her pharmacy. As […]
Does IPL improve Schirmer’s? Although there have been improvements in the Schirmer’s test results, results were not statistically significant. Larger prospective studies are needed. SLC Intense Pulsed Light Therapy with Meibomian GlandExpression for Dry Eye DiseaseRaman-Deep Singh Sambhi, BSc (Hons.), Gagan Deep Singh Sambhi, BSc (Hons.), Rookaya Mather, MD, Monali S. Malvankar-Mehta, PhD Canadian Journal
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A patient came in saying his Ziena Dry Eye glasses were not fitting well. He found a product called eyeglass grippers that helped fit the glasses onto his face better. https://www.zienaeyewear.com/
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From a dear, wonderful patient! Hi, Dr. Cremers. I hope that you and yours are well. Here is a source for compounded acetylcysteine eye drops should you have patients who need them. The 5% is $103.79 for 10ml’s and the 10% is $106.90 for 10ml’s. That does not include shipping. O’Brien Pharmacy/KC Holistic Centre 5453 West
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The diagnosis of corneal neuropathy used to be a diagnosis of exclusion. Often doctors & surgeons would try various treatments. If none of them worked or the patient did not have pain relief with anesthetic drops, we noted it must be corneal neuropathy. Then along came Confocal Microscopy which allowed researchers to see the corneal
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There are many causes of corneal nerve injury or neuropathy. Corneal surgery, such as LASIK, PRK, RK, can cause nerve injury. So can trauma, diabetes, chronic dry eye disease. It is well known that the nerves can grow back. However, the question is how do they grow back and what can make them grow
Can Corneal Nerves Regenerate? Yes they can. Read More »
Current Neuropharmacology , 2018 , 16 , 903 – 918 REVIEW ART I CLE Strategies to Reduce Oxidative Stress in Glaucoma Patients Maria D. Pinazo – Durán 1,2,* , Kian Shoaie – Nia 1 , Vicente Zanón – Moreno 1,2,3 , Silva M. Sanz – González 1,2 , Javier Benítez del Castillo 4 and Jose
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A patient asked: Is Toyo’s Q worth the price? Dr. Cremers reply: I have many patients who have said it not do much for the price. I do not think it harms the eye at all but does heat the eyelid. I do not know of any randomized controlled double blinded, independent studies yet
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Topical Treatment with Cord Blood Serum in Glaucoma Patients: A Preliminary Report Emilio Campos,1 Piera Versura,1 Giuseppe Giannaccare,1 Adriana Terzi,2 Silvia Bisti,3 Stefano Di Marco,3 and Marina Buzzi2 Show more Academic Editor: Nicola Rosa Received18 Apr 2018 Accepted14 Jun 2018 Published25 Jul 2018 Abstract Purpose. To report data which happened to be observed in two glaucoma patients treated with Cord Blood Serum
Cord Blood Serum was used safely in Glaucoma Patients Read More »