Below are the most recent papers showing IPL to be helpful for Dry Eye Symptoms. If I could find the paper was sponsored by an IPL company, I have noted that as well. SLC 1. Cornea. 2019 Nov 15. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000002204. [Epub ahead of print] Efficacy and Safety of Intense Pulsed Light in Patients With Meibomian Gland Dysfunction-A Randomized, […]
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For the last few years, many eyeMDs and I have commented that someday giving a young child a cell phone, laptop, computer or an iPad for hours-on-end might be considered equivalent to child abuse. These are strong words, but the site below makes me think of the damage caregivers do to children when they give
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Yes, IPL does appear to kill Demodex. See below.SLC References: https://www.the-dermatologist.com/article/6756 Using Intense Pulsed Light Several reports that have advocated the use of intense pulsed light (IPL) for the treatment of acne also suggest some efficacy against Demodex. Dr. Neil Sadick of Cornell University in New York, conducted an investigation of 24 patients with a mean
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A patient recently told me that her friend recommended she spray orange zest on her eyelids to help with eye discomfort. That was a first I have heard about this. Likely the acid of the zest does kill some bacteria or mites, but getting zest into the eye likely damages cells and is thus not
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The study below by JAMA seems to indicate, it may be a bad idea to give an electronic screen to a young child for hours and hours. More research is needed to assess the long term negative effect to the brain. Sandra Lora Cremers, MD, FACS November 4, 2019 Associations Between Screen-Based Media Use and Brain White
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Which Procedure is the Best For Warm Compresses? This is an age old question that has been around since I was a resdient. I use warm hot towels or paper towels heated up in the microwave or my hands under running warm water. If I have time, I use a Bruder mask. I was about
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Taking oral Doxycycline can cause photosensitivity of the skin when in the sun. This means that even if you put sunblock on your skin, a patient taking Doxy can develop a severe sun burn of the skin. Taking Doxy during IPL sessions appears to be safe. I am waiting to see what dose of Doxy
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The most often question I get is how often should I do the warm compresses and for how long. The short answer is 15min 2x per day as hot as you can stand it without burning the skin. There are no randomized controlled studies yet to standardize the best way to apply warm compresses. We
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Exosomes have become a better-understood cellular vehicle or vesicle to help stimulate the body’s regenerative properties. These little vesicles are extracellular vesicles (EVs) with a diameter of about 40-100nm which are produced in the endosomal compartment of most eukaryotic cells. They are composed of lipids, proteins, mRNA, and miRNAs which appear to work to stimulate the body’s own progenitor cells.
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