Update: For some reason this past month, I have seen 3 patients referred to me by an outside MD or OD with a history of glaucoma and who have been on topical drops for glaucoma for years who never had a Gonioscopy or Pentacam. When we did the simple, non-invasive Pentacam test, we could see […]
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Eye Surgeons love using the Femtosecond laser for cataract surgery as it makes the whole surgery generally safer. Most of us have yet to have a complication using the Femotosecond laser for cataract surgery. Below is another paper that shows Femosecond laser to be superior to convential cataract surgery, particularly in patients with a narrow
A patient reported her eyelids seemed thicker since using Dupixent for her Eczema. Thus far I cannot find a case report of this: if you have a patient with the same symptom, let us know. SLC More information: Pruritus from Eczema of the skin can cause frequent scratching and may result in lichenification (thickening of
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1. PeerJ. 2016; 4: e2661. Published online 2016 Dec 1. doi: 10.7717/peerj.2661 PMCID: PMC5136128 PMID: 27920950 On the intrinsic sterility of 3D printing Russell Y. Neches,1 Kaitlin J. Flynn,2 Luis Zaman,3,4 Emily Tung,5 and Nicholas Pudlo2 One of the most important properties of basic labware in the biological sciences is sterility, and one of the most frequent questions laboratory biologists ask when they first learn
Some notes on my research on goblet cells. The next frontier for dry eye treatment. Thinking there must be a way to 3D print or 1. Abstract Goblet cells are terminally differentiated cells secreting mucins and anti-bacterial peptides that play an important role in maintaining the health of the cornea. In corneal stem cell deficiency,
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Many know that I take a lot of Cold Eeze in the winter to prevent catching a cold. For the first time in years, no one got sick this winter at all. I usually don’t get sick and Cold Eeze decreases the time of being sick, but this was a shocking winter as no one
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EWTN News Nightly with Lauren Ashburn – 2019-05-16 On “EWTN News Nightly with Lauren Ashburn” tonight: President Donald Trump unveils his merit-based immigration proposal. We have a report from the White House. Plus: The Senate confirms a judicial nominee and Catholic who, in earlier hearings, had been questioned for her pro-life views; Fr. Bernardo Cervellera
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Vaccines have been a hot topic for years when it comes to the risk of Autism. Many moms are very concerned about this issue. Many moms ask me about the connection and the risks. This is not my field of specialty but they want to hear what we did with our 6 kids. I have
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My neighbors have been known to complain about the weeds in our lawn. When we arrived to the area many years ago, with many kids, we decided to never treat our lawn as the kids run barefoot through the grass frequently. More data is pointing to the cancer causing effect of lawn chemicals. Our next
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Surgeons and physicians everywhere are tying to do their best with doing a good job with each patient to diagnose any underlying conditions. For years the Schirmer’s test was NOT used to determine aqueous year deficiency due to it’s unreliability and 5min duration. When I was it Harvard, I rarely saw it being used on
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