Blog Hack? Anyone have any idea of why below happened? Yikes! Update: I figured it out: it was the IFTT app!! Had to delete all my IFTT applets related to blogger to fix it.
Oxervate versus PRP Eye Drops: Nerve Growth Factor for Dry Eye Disease The FDA recently approved Oxervate, a topical eye drop containing cenegermin, which is a recombinant nerve growth factor (meaning it is an artificially produced (and often purified) protein). Its safety and efficacy was studied in a total of 151 patients with neurotrophic keratitis in two,
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A patient loves these creams given to her by her dermatologist but slowly she is developing a cataract. What should she do? These two creams have steroids which are great for allergies but can increase the risk of cataract formation and even high eye pressures which if left untreated can lead to glaucoma. We will
Great Ointment for Very Bad Allergies But Has Risks. Read More »
Femtosecond Laser Assisted Cataract Surgery (FLACS) is the gold standard for the best surgery in the world currently. Multiple studies have shown the amount of energy needed to remove a cataract is less with FLACS than without. My complication with FLACS is currently 0%. This is not a guarantee for future performance, but I have
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More proof that looking at electronic screens damage meibomian glands.SLC Reference MGD Meibomian Gland Dysfunction Determines the Severity of the Dry Eye Conditions in Visual Display Terminal Workers Huping Wu , Yuqian Wang , Nuo Dong, Fan Yang, Zhirong Lin, Xumin Shang, Cheng Li Published: August 21, 2014 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0105575 Article Authors Metrics Comments Media Coverage Abstract Introduction
More proof that looking at electronic screens damage meibomian glands. Read More »
Thank you to Chrissy for sending this article below! It identifies the dangers of the distracted parent who is addicted to their electronic device. This article could well describe most parents these days. The most shocking part of the full story is that addicted parents are starting to notice health related issues as well from
The Yamane technique is used to secure a displaced intraocular lens (IOL) and has been shown to be effective. This patient below had a Yamane technique for a dsplaced sulcus IOL. This is how he looked before the Yamane procedure. He had a car accident about 1 month later where the air bags deployed and
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Punctal Plugs are generally very safe. Punctal Plugs got a bad wrap when one called the Smart Plug caused some issues with infections around the puncta and canal, called canaliculitis or dacrocystitis. That was around 2006. The newer version of Punctal Plugs is much safer. I have never had a complication from the plugs we
A friend’s daughter was diagnosed with Lyme Disease. We have many friends who have had Lyme disease and many patients as well. I still don’t understand why the US does not mandate isolation of deer to certain areas only: gated off & not allowed to wonder in the woods where people live. Lyme can be
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I have seen now 8 patients whose meibography looks better after Lipflow. Meibography does a pretty good job of trying to objectively demonstrate and follow meibomian gland atrophy. There are inherent errors with many imaging technologies, and meibography is not perfect. Depending on how the technician pulls down the eyelid and even flips the upper
Meibography Looks Better After Lipiflow: is it true improvement? Read More »