Selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) is a very effective way to control eye pressures in patients who cannot tolerate pressure-lowering eye drops or in whom such drops do not lower the eye pressure adequately. SLT makes microscopic holes in the trabecular meshwork (ie the drain in the eye) which allows the fluid in the eye to […]
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Recently I received an interesting question from a patient. It represents the 3rd patient to note a possible association between abnormal mast cell function and dry eye symptoms or chronic eye pain/Neuropathy. The mention of heavy metal below is one I have not heard. The mention of candida, I have heard but have not seen
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My office will be sending this note below to all our patients this weekend. I am very excited about a new series called Healthcare Revolution which will start airing on Monday, June 17th. As many of you know, our surgeons at Visionary Eye Doctors have been offering many revolutionary treatments for dry eye, chronic eye pain,
It has always bothered me that some doctors are paid by drug companies to promote their drugs. Restasis is a big example of this. Many eye doctors for years have been paid by the company to discuss their results using Restasis on their patients. For years many of us have heard patients say, “Restasis did
Update: 1 of our 5 patients on Cord Blood Serum used Oxervate for a full course as well. She has severe neuropathy (ie “pain without stain”) and said the Oxervate did not help. She said the Cord Blood Serum did help with her pain but it was not a cure: it was better than anything
Umbilical Cord Blood stem cells have long been used to help treat multiple diseases. Dr. Kurtzberg has been at the forefront of this research. The spectrum news report below notes: In 1990 Dr. Kurtzberg noticed cord blood transplants in patients with autism extended their lives, prevented brain deterioration, and improved brain function. Kurtzberg theorized that the
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Until today, I have never seen an insurance or company cover Lipiflow or Femtosecond Laser Assisted Cataract Surgery. They had always been considered these procedures out of pocket. Lipiflow is medically necessary, in my medical opinion, for patients who have a loss of one or more meibomian glands on meibography and/or have dry eye symptoms to
New Harvard study shows that an additive to baked good and animal feed may be stimulating excessive insulin from the pancreas and contributing to epidemic rates of obesity and diabetes. What foods have Propionate, a common food preservative. 1. ultra-processed foods like bread, pizza, pastries, cereals, 2. ultra-processed pasta noodles, 3. flavored yogurts, 4. sausage 5.
This Amazon Prime program is wonderful at showing the comparison of the Tobacco lobby and the Sugar/refined Carbohydrates Lobby. It is a must see…as long as you take breaks and blink. https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07R7WMP8P/ref=atv_hm_hom_1_c_Yzm1i7_brws_8_3 The Show is called: Fed Up Sugar is poison. I have been saying this for years as has my Cardiothoracic- father-surgeon. We DO
This is our 5th patient who had IPL for a chalazia and the chalazia resolved externally on the slit lamp microscope (and one could see the improvement even without a microscope). The improvement is visible also on meibography. IPL is an alternative to excision for styes and chalazia to save the glands. SLC