The diagnosis of corneal neuropathy used to be a diagnosis of exclusion. Often doctors & surgeons would try various treatments. If none of them worked or the patient did not have pain relief with anesthetic drops, we noted it must be corneal neuropathy. Then along came Confocal Microscopy which allowed researchers to see the corneal […]
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There are many causes of corneal nerve injury or neuropathy. Corneal surgery, such as LASIK, PRK, RK, can cause nerve injury. So can trauma, diabetes, chronic dry eye disease. It is well known that the nerves can grow back. However, the question is how do they grow back and what can make them grow
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Current Neuropharmacology , 2018 , 16 , 903 – 918 REVIEW ART I CLE Strategies to Reduce Oxidative Stress in Glaucoma Patients Maria D. Pinazo – Durán 1,2,* , Kian Shoaie – Nia 1 , Vicente Zanón – Moreno 1,2,3 , Silva M. Sanz – González 1,2 , Javier Benítez del Castillo 4 and Jose
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A patient asked: Is Toyo’s Q worth the price? Dr. Cremers reply: I have many patients who have said it not do much for the price. I do not think it harms the eye at all but does heat the eyelid. I do not know of any randomized controlled double blinded, independent studies yet
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Topical Treatment with Cord Blood Serum in Glaucoma Patients: A Preliminary Report Emilio Campos,1 Piera Versura,1 Giuseppe Giannaccare,1 Adriana Terzi,2 Silvia Bisti,3 Stefano Di Marco,3 and Marina Buzzi2 Show more Academic Editor: Nicola Rosa Received18 Apr 2018 Accepted14 Jun 2018 Published25 Jul 2018 Abstract Purpose. To report data which happened to be observed in two glaucoma patients treated with Cord Blood Serum
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Does eating probiotics make gout worse? I am not sure and have to do more research. Some interesting points in the below article: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5994919/ A study performed 45 years ago demonstrated that feeding yeast to healthy young individuals elevated serum uric acid, Saccharomyces boulardii, or S. boulardii, is one type of probiotic out there. But there’s
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FYI, Dr. Cremers. There is a study that washing clothes with OxiClean added to unscented detergent and then rinsing clothes again in plain water removes 95% of dust mites and dander. Might be helpful (at least with allergies) https://www.jacionline.org/article/S0091-6749(03)01283-1/fulltext From Susan Rhoads to All panelists: Thank you again, Dr. Rhoads!
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Even though I am an eye surgeon, a couple of patients each year ask me about their Athlete’s foot/ toe nail fungus as they are really afraid their fungus has spread to their eyes. The good news is eyelid/eye fungus is very rare. Still, it is good to review all the best options for Athlete’s
Notes about: Topical % N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC) QID x 1month Could meibomian gland probing be unnecessary in the future? Could we be getting closer to a cure for dry eye disease? The answer to both questions is yes, but the question is how long will it take to get there. There are many underlying causes to
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