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PanOptix or Trifocal IOL after LASIK or PRK (ie, Refractive Surgery)

The goal of cataract surgery is to be as close to 20/20 for distance, intermediate, and reading vision without glasses, but this usually requires special implants, such as the Trifocal-PanOptix intraocular lens (IOL) and Femtosecond Laser Assisted Cataract Surgery which also helps decrease corneal astigmatism by making small microscopic cuts in the cornea. While there […]

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PanOptix after LASIK and PRK

More and more patients are coming to our office who have a visually significant cataract and have had LASIK or PRK in the past. Newer intraocular implants (IOLs) used for cataract surgery attempt to allow patients to focus clearly in the distance, intermediate, and near without using glasses after cataract surgery. While none are 100%

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Does Povidone Iodine (ie, Betadine), Listerine, Alcohol 70% Gargles Work Against COVID-19? Video on Dr. Cremers use of diluted povidone iodine (ie Betadine) to decrease viral loads.

Since the original post below, more and more papers are coming out on the use of Povidone Iodine (ie, Betadine), Listerine Cool Mint (see paper below: Virucidal efficacy of different oral rinses against SARS–CoV–2. The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020, see below **++**), Alcohol 70% mouth gargles to prevent COVID 19 or at least decrease the viral load if exposed

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Do Meibomian Glands Regenerate?

Yes, Meibomian glands can regenerate. It has been published by Dr. Maskin that they can regrow just with probing. We have seen a more dramatic effect with probing combined with PRP insertion, autologous stem cell insertion or Cord Blood Serum insertion. I have also seen them regrow with Lipiflow or IPL: https://drcremers.com/2017/05/stem-cell-injection-into-meibomian_5.html Meibomian Glands renew

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Scleral Lenses: Why do some patients LOVE them and some HATE them? The role of the Glycocalyx –the next frontier in Dry Eye/Eye pain treatments

Scleral Lenses have been used for years to treat patients with chronic eye pain and/or chronic dry eye. Doctors and surgeons often see that some patients do really well with Scleral Lenses while others really cannot tolerate them. Why is there this difference? Scleral Lens is on right above. It likely relates to many factors: 1.

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Cord Blood Serum and Eye Pain

Cord Blood Serum (CBS), also known as Umbilical cord blood serum (UCBS), has been a game-changer in treating chronic eye pain. We continue to be surprised on the effectiveness of CBS. While it is hard to obtain, it is worth a try to use this for eye pain that has not responded to other conventional treatments. 

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Personal Post

The COVID pandemic has been tough on everyone. Recently my brother in law had a tragic accident in Belgium where he lives with his wife and their 9 kids (9mo baby, 7 boys, oldest 21 who recently got married and is about to give birth to their first grandchild). He fell off his home’s roof

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