Best Treatments for DEPRESSION Yesterday, I went to a school meeting where many moms and dads were chattering away about how the school year has been going in their home. In the corner of a beautiful couch in the school’s living room, an old acquaintance was sitting staring into the distance, not talking to anyone […]
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Below is a List of My Favorite EyeMDs and Ophthalmologists Around the World This is for my patients who are travel and need to find a trusted eyeMD in another part of the country or world. I hope this helps. Many below are close friends who I have seen do surgery and I would
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Why Do Certain Artificial Tears Seem to Not Help At All? There are hundreds of artificial tear options on the market. Which is the best one for you? The answer is that it is hard to tell sometime until a patient tries the product. Some recent, non-drug company-funded studies, have shown Retaine Non-Preserved Artificial Tear
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2015 Tecnis Multifocal: What to aim for in the Dominant and Non-Dominant Eye New innovations in laser eye surgery, laser astigmatism correction with cataract surgery, and implant technology have helped patients achieve better vision outcomes. These improvements are significant compared with technologies available even a year ago. However, still the eye surgeon and patients still
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Why is there an Epidemic of Myopia or Nearsightedness Around the World? Because of the iphone, ipad, iLife? Yes, essentially. It is because of the excessive near work we are all doing more and more these days and passing these habits down to our kids, especially video games. We now see so many kids using
Filamentary Keratitis & Best Way to Treat Filamentary Keratitis Filamentary Keratitis is due to a damaged epithelial or Bowman’s layer of the cornea. A combination of factors (ie, aqueous tear deficiency, mucin deficiency, meibomian gland/oil irregularities, as well as viruses in some cases) combined with the shearing of the eyelids can lead to a vicious cycle
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A patient recently asked the following question on Healthtap: I had my chalazion removed almost 2 weeks ago on my upper eyelid and it’s still swollen and now it’s starting to get swolen under my eye? Here was my response: Could be there is still scar tissue in that gland or an adjacent gland. There
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Dry Eye Tests: Here is a list of all the available test for Dry Eye to date. Patients with Dry Eyes initially may not think “a little dry eye” is a big deal. This is true for the majority of patients. However, if left untreated, many patients can progress to debilitating disease. In a small
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How to Change Your Iris Color in Healthy Eyes: For Now Just Don’t Do it Surgically: The Danger of Cosmetic Iris Implants A patient on Healthtap asked if a video on changing iris color surgically was real. Unfortunately, I told this patient it was real but also really dangerous. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHYAwnndZ98 This is what I told