As many of you know, I am very much into natural treatments with everything—before trying drugs or surgery. I got this from my dad who is a real lover of natural treatments even though he is a Cardiothoracic surgeon and trained with Dr. Cooley and Dr. Debakey: the first heart transplants surgeons in the US. […]
There are many ways to diagnose papilledema but it can be tough to definitively confirm true papilledema versus pseudopapilledema without a lumbar puncture / spinal tap. Here is the best information I could find. 1. papilledema is first diagnosed as suspicious based on the optic nerve exam under the slit lamp microscope in the majority of
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One of my dear patients sent me this link for Trigeminal Neuralgia Pain. For years, eyeMDs have been warned to keep tetraine in the office monitored and protected as there have been patients who have take the bottle to use for chronic eye pain. Most eyeMD have seen patients who developed a corneal infection due
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Professor Martijn Cremers talks about Active Share via YouTube https://youtu.be/hDJYwi4DaTo
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We recently invested in an excellent HEPA filter that we love and are kicking ourselves that we did not get it sooner. It took me weeks to do the research to see which one filtered the smallest amount of particles: particularly smoke and mold. My husband has allergies and dry eye and he noticed an
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Update: As of December 2018, I have prescribed thousands of prescriptions of Xiidra. The biggest complaint is the taste. About 2% complain of allergy. 10% complain it did not help at all. The cost for self pay patients is extreme $500-1000/month: crazy. Most patients said it helped within 3 weeks.Punctal Plugs help with taste. Had
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Patients with dry eye symptoms can sometimes feel a worsening of symptoms during their pregnancy. Some feel better due to hormone changes, but many more feel a worsening. Prescription eye drops for eye dryness, such as Xiidra and Restasis and of course steroid, are Category C for pregnant patients, which means there is not enough information
Patient with dry eye pain are often very frustrated and angry doctors cannot find a cure. They often feel abandoned by the medical community as many eye surgeons do not know how to treat dry eye and sometimes run off to the next surgical patient. Family members also stand hopelessly not knowing how to help.
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Best Explanation of Amniotic Membrane Layers and How to Place Amniotic Membrane on a Defect A colleague asked me about Amniotic Membrane and how to place it on the eye. Ammniotic membrane has multiple factors, such as collagen of various types, laminin, fibronectin, and proteoglycan that promote healing damaged cells. Amniotic membrane has a high
I have never seen a corneal infection due to the use of Autologous Serum. On the contrary, we and many of my colleagues at Harvard and globally use Autologous Serum for corneal infection, chemical burns, and dry eye. Today, though, a patient from New Jersey came in with a bottle of autologous serum that was
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