Carbohydrates Are Like Poison for Diabetic Patients: And Likely for Most Everyone If you have diabetes, there is a risk you will go blind, need amputations of various appendages, and die a slow painful death. What is this risk? Few studies have looked at this, but for any physician or surgeon, we know even a […]
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Dermatomyositis Dermatomyositis is a rare condition which causes redness along the eyelids and knuckles with muscle weakness. The rash can also be on other parts of the body, but eye surgeons most often see it as chronic redness on the upper eyelids. In any patient with chronic redness on the eyelids, be sure to look
My father trained as a surgeon in Cochabamba, Bolivia. Soon after I was born in Bolivia my mother came down with what doctors were worried was Bolivian Hemorrhagic Fever. She was close to death they said. He was given the name of a Dr. Arnow at Columbia Presbyterian University Medical Center and told to
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Excellent Glaucoma Question from a Patient; I was diagnosed with ocular hypertension in the left eye (mygood eye). The iop was persistently between 21 and 22. The doctor prescribed Xalatan eye drops. The average of the iop dropped to 16 to 18. One month ago, I changed from Xalatan to Lumigan (because the doctor changed
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Corneal Tattoo or Keratopigmentation: How to Help Eye Look Normal and/or Help Glare Symptoms Some patients who loose vision in the eye or have a metabolic abnormality can develop a white or opacified cornea. This can be cosmetically unacceptable. For this we use Corneal Tattoo or Keratopigmentation with or without a Femtosecond Laser. In some patients
Los Mejores Confesores en el Mundo: Santo Padre Pio, de Italia que murió de septiembre 23, 1968 fue un confesor increíble. La gente de todo el mundo volaría a tenerlo escuchar su confesión que era un hombre muy sabio que vivió la pobreza, la castidad y el amor muy bien. Vale la pena encontrar un
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Recollections are a time when one goes to a place (usually a church or a school) to pray for 2 hours or so while you hear great talks about the important things in life. You do not have to be Catholic to go, you do not even need to be a Christian to go. But
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Finding and Maintaining Peace: Sometimes You have to Work Hard at Being Happy (Like reading a little bit of a good book every day) And Other Times Happiness Comes Easy One of my favorite books of all times is Searching and Maintaining Peace by Jacques Philippe. It is a treasured book I try to read every
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