Dr. Judah Folkman was one of the first surgeons to promote the idea of treating a cancer marker before a full fledged cancer was returning or even beginning. It was very controversial then, it is controversial now. And such a protocol may not translate to other diseases. With autoimmune disease, researchers are getting better at […]
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After having seen a couple of friends go thru the Gerson Diet–hard core– & remove all potential cancer causing substances from their life (ie, for them it was hair coloring, all make up, detergent, forget furniture polish, floor polish, etc, etc), I think the answer is… if you can yes! Or you can ignore it
Should we get rid of our “Easy Glide” dental floss & Teflon Pans? Read More »
This is my favorite list of diseases and conditions one must see when rotating on an Ophthalmology rotation. I originally started this with the help of Dr. Erick Matten who was at Harvard Medical School as a medical student at the time. Thanks to Kimia Heydari at Columbia University for updating it! Pass it on
They could not have picked a more qualified candidate!SLC. Martijn Cremers appointed dean of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business by Patrick Gibbons March 19, 2019 Martijn Cremers. K.J. Martijn Cremers has been appointed Martin J. Gillen Dean of the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame by University President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., effective July
But I wonder if the brain with tune this out also as many learn not to blink when concentrating on electronic screens.SLC Neurology. 1981 Mar;31(3):272-81. Light-stimulus-evoked blink reflex: methods, normal values, relation to other blink reflexes, and observations in multiple sclerosis. Yates SK, Brown WF. Abstract The blink reflex may be evoked by auditory click or light
How to Make You Blink: maybe a loud noise might help? Read More »
CURRICULUM VITAE DATE PREPARED: February, 2019 PART I: General Information Name: SANDRA LORA CREMERS, MD, FACS Fellow of American College of Surgeons Diplomate, American Board of Ophthalmology Office Address: Primary: Visionary Eye Doctors 11300 Rockville Pike, Suite 1202 Rockville, MD 20852, United States 301-896-0890 Johns Hopkins University Medicine, Suburban Hospital 8600 Old Georgetown Road Bethesda,
Below this report, Dr. Hovanesian, notes this exciting new formulation. He does has a vested interest in this company, but it does seem initial results of this new formulation of an old dry eye drug does wok to decrease corneal staining from dry eye. I have no vested interest in any dry eye company.SLC Novaliq
CyclASol is not FDA approved yet but holds promise. Read More »
Diagnosing dry eye has long been a subjective diagnosis. For years, it has been hard for eye surgeons and doctors alike to definitively diagnose “Dry Eye” objectively. This has frustrated many patients and doctors. More recently the concept of “Pain without Stain,” (or eye pain with little to no signs under the microscope) has forced
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Does Afrin Nasal Spray Cause Punctal Scarring? I could not find a case report yet to confirm eyelid punctal scarring from Afrin, but it is known that extensive Afrin- (or similar decongestants) use can cause scar tissue in the nasal tissue. Afrin nasal spray contains a decongestant called Oxymetazoline which works to constrict blood vessels in nasal
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Patients with ocular pain or ocular discomfort, with a symptoms ranging from mild irritation, foreign body sensation to severe pain, often have an underlying meibomian gland, goblet cell, or lacrimal gland abnormality, which leads to a component of dry eye. Since the corneal nerves are so sensitive to changes in their microenvironment, even minor changes
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