Dr. Cremers’ Experience with Xiidra As of today, I have prescribed Xiidra on at least 100 patients. I have had 12 come back thus far. Only 1 so far has said that Xiidra did not help at all. I do know that this patient has Sjogrens Syndrome and Stage 3 on Meibomian Gland Loss on […]
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Intriguing Books: Natural Therapies for Mitral Valve Prolapse Many doctors have begun to realize the importance of diet in all kinds of medical conditions. A fellow MD recommended this book and it looks intriguing. I would have never thought that a diet change could potentially help Mitral Valve Prolapse. Has anyone out there truly tried
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Ocular Amyloidosis (am-uh-loi-DO-sis) Ocular Amyloidosis is a rare disorder due to the build up of an abnormal protein, amyloid, around the eye or rarely in the eye tissues. Amyloid is produced in your bone marrow and can be deposited in any tissue or organ in the body. The key issue is to be sure the Amyloid
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Best New Eye Drop !? A favorite patient of mine recently brought in a drop she says has helped as much as the autologous serum which she used initially. I was surprised to see that it is a 10ml preservative-free solution with Hyaluronic Acid, which is what eye surgeons use during every surgery to protect
Morning Dryness or Itchiness: Why Do I Have Pain in My Eyes in the Morning? Why Do My Eyes Itch in Morning? Why Do I have Swollen Lids in the Morning? Some patients have more dry eye symptoms in the morning instead of the afternoon. A few patients will say that they have morning redness
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Danger of Prokera and Amniotic Membrane Rarely a patient will come in to see us who need urgent treatment for a chemical burn and is scared to use Amniotic Membrane for healiing. This recently happened in a patient who had a severe alkaline burn of the cornea. It was tough to see him refuse the
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What to Do for Aching Hands, Joints, Bones, Muscles Joint aches are usually due to inflammation. Aching bones and muscles can also be due to inflammation. When the inflammation hits a tipping point of damaging structures of the joint, cartilage, and even bones around the joint, it is called Arthritis. Arthritis is very common but
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Why Do My Eyelids Twitch? It is called Eyelid Myokymia Recently, a patient asked me about her teenager who started having eyelid twitching in both eyes after she had passed out and hit her head. The parents had not noted it before but now notice it quite often. It involves just her upper eyelids and
Foods That Contribute to Gas Production: Legumes Most beans, especially dried beans and peas, baked beans, soy beans, lima beans Milk & milk products Milk; ice cream; and cheese Vegetables Cabbage; radishes; onions; broccoli; Brussels sprouts; cauliflower; cucumbers; sauerkraut; kohlrabi; asparagus Root vegetables Potatoes; rutabaga; turnips Fruits Prunes; apricots; apples; raisins; bananas Cereals, Breads All
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