A dear friend sent me this link to note the reality of how stress can trigger unwanted cascades of inflammation. Many patients I see are under enormous amounts of stress. Why some patients can adapt while others have severe consequences likely depends on multiple factors from severity of the stress to family support to genetics […]
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Marijuana has many concerns. A patient of mine who is suffering from cancer told me about how she went to the Maryland approved marijuana store and felt she was in some illegal place with shady characters selling her marijuana. She said it was a scary experience but the marijuana helped with her cancer pain. I have
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Ortho Keratology (ortho is “straight” in Greek, Kera is “Cornea” in Greek, and “ology” is the “science of” or the study of) is a method whereby a gas permeable contact lens is used by the patient, usually while sleeping, to reshape the cornea to decrease myopia (most often) and astigmatism. It does decrease the progression
Is Ortho K Safe? What are the alternatives to decrease myopia? Read More »
My new favorite book is Deep Work, as it has many key points that apply to modern life and modern eyes. A friend and colleague, Dr. Kevin, Maejers, also discusses this in his talks and treatment of patients with issues regarding the inability to engage in focused, deep work in his program Optimal Work, which
Good Book I am Reading: Deep Work but Optimal Work is even better Read More »
After having treated thousands of patients with debilitating dry eye, I and my team are looking to the future. We are excited about what the future has in store as we are close to finding a better way to treat dry eyes and ideally cure dry eyes and meibomian gland disease. Here is where we
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Millions of people are glued to their electronic screen often for work, for pleasure, or for curiosity. Our office staff, typical of most offices, spend at least 4 hours glued to their screen to get their work done. What can we do to protect ourselves, our loved ones, and especially our children? The most
Many of my patients have an underlying corneal neuralgia in addition to or instead of meibomian gland dysfunction, aqueous or mucin deficiency/dry eye disease. There are many options that have helped these patients, such as autologous serum, PRP, amniotic membrane, Prokera, cord blood serum, Autologous stem cells, and strong pills, such as Naltrexone, LDN, steroids,
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We have received IRB (Investigational Review Board) approval to study total amounts of meibum expression of IPL (Intense Pulse Light) compared to a certified Ultrasound Probe for Patients with Eye Pain, Dry Eye, and Meibomian Gland Dysfunction. We have a control arm of patients who do not have the above as well. The Ultrasound Probe we
Many patients have asked me which HEPA filtration system we use. This is my favorite HEPA filter. We did months of research to find the best HEPA filter for our home. I wish we had bought it earlier as it made a big difference in our morning stuffiness, sneezing, & itching symptoms. I hope it
My Favorite HEPA Filter: Dr. Cremers’ HEPA FILTER FAVORITE Read More »
My son just texted me about this study. Instead of most teens who would say, “see mom, I told you screen time was safe!” He just sent the link to see my thoughts as he knows about my research on meibomian gland drop out in kids who use electronic screens “excessively.” The study below appears