Recently, I have had 5 friends note a new diagnosis of ADHD in one of their children. Still most of these families have been unable to get rid of the screens (ie, tv, computer, iphone, etc) citing the need to see sports with dad. It is hard to get rid of screens and kids find […]
We are seeing the damaging effects of excessive video gaming and electronic screen time in children in their meibomian glands and eyes. The American Psychiatric Association have included Internet Gaming as a new diagnosis worthy of treating. It can be addicting and needs to be treated due to its damaging effects on multiple aspects of a
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Many patients ask about the role of birth control and dry eye. Likely in some women, birth control makes dry eye symptoms worse as birth control use may be affecting the meibomian glands’ function. SLC PLoS One. 2017; 12(9): e0185603. Published online 2017 Sep 28. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0185603 PMCID: PMC5619790 PMID: 28957399 Risk factors for severe Meibomian gland atrophy in
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Patients with chronic eye pain can have initial symptoms ranging from irritation and burning extending to severe pain. When a patient presents with severe eye pain “without stain,” meaning there is little to no abnormal findings nor abnormal staining is seen with Fluorescein on the slit lamp microscope, it can be a challenge to determine the
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This is a great review from a dear colleague at Bascom Palmer. The punchline is that chronic eye pain can be debilitating. It can be hard to tell what the underlying cause is but inflammation is the common cause. Patients who have chronic eye pain often also have depression, anxiety which may be due to the
Here are the top 10 things you should know before getting cataract surgery: 1. Cataract surgery is generally medically necessary if the best vision or glare test is worse than 20/40 in the eye in question. In certain patients with Pseudoexfoliation (PXF) and/or previous trauma and/or glaucoma, most surgeons prefer to do cataract surgery sooner
A reply to patient’s question: Is Nicotinic Acid Anti-Inflammatory? Yes, but this does not mean that smoking cigarettes is ok. https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/ATVBAHA.111.241836 Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Nicotinic Acid in Human Monocytes Are Mediated by GPR109A Dependent Mechanisms Janet E. Digby , Fernando Martinez , Andrew Jefferson , Neil Ruparelia , Joshua Chai , Malgorzata Wamil , David
A patient recently asked me about the practice of sending one’s placenta to a company to grind into capsules to eat after giving birth. When I first heard about this practice, I was shocked at the idea. I know that goats and other animals and rodents (apparently rats do this below) eat their placenta, but
Reposting this for a patient who wanted to know which brands we use for items in this recipe. We love this cake. I have made this also with one less egg yolk, and it still comes out delicious. I have become an Amazon Affiliate so please click on photos if you can to purchase. All
I love the idea of fasting, but my kid–not so much. Finding heathy treats for the kids and for me, can be tough. Here is my favorite dessert (and the “want to cook list below). SLC 1. Absolute Favorite! A great healthy snack. I usually add grated lemon rind or crushed pistachio nuts. Super easy &
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