The best way to eat your Omega 3’s is through food. Wild salmon and other wild fish are packed with Omega 3. Below is a list of Omega 3 content of nuts in case you do not like eating fish or do not want to take Omega 3 pills: Notice the listing for Fresh Basil, […]
Fuchs’ Dystrophy Before you have cataract surgery, be sure you do not have Fuchs’ Dystrophy. This can easily be overlooked even by the best eyeMDs in the world. If you have a family history of Fuchs’, ask your eyeMD to be sure you do not have Fuchs’. Fuchs’ Dystrophy is an abnormality of the back
Best Diet for a Diabetic: The Best Diet for the Eyes; The Best Diet to Save My Vision! Every person who is diagnosed with Diabetes type II or is preDiabetic should ask their MD about what diet is best or ask to speak to a dietician. Every person is different, but as a general rule,
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The Best Way to Taper Oral Prednisone (Steroid) Pills Prednisone is a tricky drug. There are many sight threatening or life threatening disease that will not respond to anything other than prednisone or other drugs that can cause even worse side effects than prednisone. I and most MDs I know will not prescribe it unless
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1. NIH: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/sarc/treatment How Is Sarcoidosis Treated? Not everyone who has sarcoidosis needs treatment. Sometimes the disease goes away on its own. Whether you need treatment and what type of treatment you need depend on your signs and symptoms, which organs are affected, and whether those organs are working well. If the disease affects certain
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Top Rosacea Triggers It is really frustrating that there are really no double blinded, randomized trials on rosacea triggers yet. However, these are the top ones that most rosacea patients say make their rosacea worse. Likely time and research will show that one’s genetic profile and maybe even one’s previous environmental factors (how much sun
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Not all Nutritional Supplements for Age Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD) contain proven formulations according to NIH trials AREDS and AREDS2 This is shocking to read, but only the below nutritional supplements for macular degeneration contained correct formulations according to important NIH based studies for ARMD called AREDS and AREDS2. 1. Bausch + Lomb’s: PreserVision Eye
Good review article. Sandra Lora Cremers, MD, FACS J Ophthalmic Vis Res. 2014 Oct-Dec; 9(4): 487–493. doi: 10.4103/2008-322X.150829 PMCID: PMC4329711 Nutrient Supplementation for Age-related Macular Degeneration, Cataract, and Dry Eye Ronald P. Hobbs, MD and Paul S. Bernstein, MD, PhD Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ▼ Copyright : © Journal of Ophthalmic and Vision Research This is an open-access article
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How to improve vision after a Retinal Detachment? If retinal detachment (RD) involves the macula, there is a higher risk vision may not return to what it was prior to RD or 20/20. Surgery for RDs are needed to give any chance for vision back. Sometimes laser is used. If there is a macular hole,
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Cord Blood Serum (CBS) and Autologous Serum (AS) There continue to be new studies on Cord Blood Serum and Autologous Serum for severe dry eye patients. In this 2015 study in the British Journal of Ophthalmology, patients with Leprosy affecting the eyes and causing severe dry eyes were evaluated showing Cord Blood Serums beneficial effect.
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