More on Mondor Disease: usually it is not associated with swollen lymph nodes in general.

Mondor’s disease From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mondor’s disease Classification and external resources ICD–10 I80.8 (ILDS I80.81) ICD–9 451.89 DiseasesDB 32183 eMedicine derm/909 Mondor’s disease (also known as “Mondor’s syndrome of superficial thrombophlebitis”[1]) is a rare condition which involvesthrombophlebitis of the superficial veins of the breast and anterior chest wall. It sometimes occurs in the arm or penis.[2]:827In axilla, this condition is known as axillary web […]

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Mondor Disease: Inflammatory breast cancer review

Canadian Family Physician Skip to main page content HOME CURRENT ISSUE ARCHIVES COLLECTIONS COLLECTION FRANÇAISE ABOUT CFP FEEDBACK Search for Keyword:GO Advanced Search Approach to inflammatory breast cancer Andrea Molckovsky, MD,  Barbara Fitzgerald, RN,  Orit Freedman, MD, Ruth Heisey, MD and  Mark Clemons, MD +Author Affiliations Drs Molckovsky, Freedman, and Clemons and Ms Fitzgerald work in the Division of Hematology and

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Patient Question: What I wanted to say to “What do you suggest if my son 5 yrs. suffering glaucoma+cataract+lens problem. ahmed glucoma value fitted in both eyes. what can I do.?”

What do you suggest if my son 5 yrs. suffering glaucoma+cataract+lens problem. ahmed glaucoma valve fitted in both eyes. what can I do.? What I said was: Sounds like you are giving your son the best care possible. Glaucoma & cataracts in children can be challenging but success rates have increased significantly thru the years:

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Best review to date on Accommodative Intraocular Lenses: mainly HumanOptics 1CU Accommodative IOL

The Cochrane Database System is well known for providing good meta-analysis type reports. The summary of this report: 1. There is moderate-quality evidence that accommodative IOLs (mostly 1CU: not available in US yet) had a small gain in near visual acuity after six months.  2. Some low quality evidence that distance visual acuity with accommodative lenses may

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Multifocal risks: what are they?

Multifocal Lens (MIOLs) have many advantages improve the reading, distance, intermediate vision in the vast majority of patients (assuming macula, optic nerve, brain are functioning normally). Biggest risks aside from general surgery risks.: Halos, glare (usually improves with time), need for reading glasses/distance refraction from residual astigmatism. Rarely (<2%) IOL can move or pupil is not

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What are cataract surgery complications? Patient Question

Post Cataract Surgery Issues/Complications: need for glasses still, need YAG laser: PCO, dry eye sx/worsening, eyelid droop, recurrent uveitis, eye bleeding, needing another surgery/laser (for multiple reasons: refractive surprise, swelling of macula CME, IOL dislocation, failing cornea), rare: infection, retinal hole, detachment, loss of vision, loss of eye, loss of life; abbreviation: PCO: posterior capsular

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Statin Use and Cataracts

Statin Use and Cataracts: What the Research Shows: A cataract is a color change or opacification (cloudiness) of the eye’s normally clear crystalline lens. Cataracts can occur at any age, but they are most common later in life. In the United States, 75% of people over age 60 have some sign of cataracts. A study

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Which lens is better after cataract surgery? Question from a patient.

If you mean which implant to choose for an intraocular lens implant, see Cataract Surgery Options at eyedoc2020.blogspot.com. If you mean which lens is better after cataract surgery: depends on residual refractive error (is there astigmatism, reading ok? what IOL was placed?). If you need reading, intermediate, distance rx, progressives glasses are best for young

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