About BostonSight® PROSE Treatment: Innovation in Dry Eye Care: #14 on the Dry Eye Treatment “Step Ladder”: A former colleague, Dr. Debbie Jacobs has been doing great work with the BostonSight® PROSE for many years. This device does work for many patients and should be tried if a patient is in continuous agony and nothing else has helped. This […]
2015 Impact Factor of Eye Journals & Other Journals: Best Summary on Web for 2015 This is the best summary of the Impact Factor for Eye Journals. Note below the Impact Factor for Nature is 41, NEJM 55.8, and CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians 115. A low impact score does not mean the articles are
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For Patients Who are Having Significant Post Herpetic Neuralgia: Local Administration of Methylcobalamin and Lidocaine for Acute Ophthalmic HerpeticNeuralgia: A Single-Center Randomized Controlled Trial The below study may help patients understand alternative treatments for chronic Poster Herpetic Neuralgia (PHN) in the area of the Ophthalmic Nerve (around the eye area). When looking for good studies,
Most Up to Date Article on Post Herpetic Neuralgia and Herpes Zoster in a Respectable Journal: Journal: Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy Varicella zoster: an update on current treatment options and future perspectives January 2014, Vol. 15, No. 1 , Pages 61-71 (doi:10.1517/14656566.2014.860443) Sharon R Kim, Farhan Khan, and Stephen K Tyring 1 The University of Texas Health Science
Alternative Ways to Healing: The Best Way to Cure Myself Naturally? This is an area that most MDs are very skeptical about and for good reason: there have not been great randomized, double blinded controlled studies that prove ALCAT works or other natural, diet based remedies work. However, there has been more research on these
http://www.webmd.com/drugs/2/drug-6279/valacyclovir-oral/details List valacyclovir side effects by likelihood and severity. The following side effects are associated with valacyclovir: Common side effects of valacyclovir: Feel Like Throwing UpLess Severe Head PainLess Severe Infrequent side effects of valacyclovir: Painful PeriodsSevere DiarrheaLess Severe Disorder of the Digestive SystemLess Severe DizzyLess Severe Incomplete or Infrequent Bowel MovementsLess Severe Joint PainLess
Risks and Side Effects of Acyclovir Acyclovir has Acyclovir has the following characteristics: 1. it is an acyclic purine nucleoside analogue and antiviral agent used to treat: a. Herpes Simplex (HSV) 1, 2 b. Herpes Zoster HZV (Shingles) &Varicella Zoster (Chickenpox) c. To Prevent future Herpes Infections d. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) e. Ebstein-Barr virus (EBV) 2.
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How to Prevent Post Herpetic Neuralgia Herpes Zoster also known as zoster and shingles or HZV, is very common. It can happen in young patients over the age of 40, but is rare to see Zoster in patients under the age of 40. In patients that are younger than 40, most physicians will do further blood work
New Dry Eye Treatment Options: 3% Testosterone Cream and Testosterone Drops 0.03% (currently available at Leiter’s pharmacy) We know hormonal changes affect dry eye symptoms. While there are no randomized, double blinded controlled studies proving testosterone creams or drops helps, there are many observational studies noting a significant relief in dry eye symptoms in patients
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More “Natural” Alternative Treatments for Dry Eye and Dry Eye Syndrome: Positive, Negatives, and Risks of Korean Red Ginseng (KRG) Dry eye and Dry Eye Syndrome (a combination of symptoms including dry eye) is most often due to an unstable tear film from 3 main causes: 1. Too little aqueous production from the lacrimal gland