Autologous Platelet-Rich Plasma for Dry Eye Disease

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) contains more concentrated platelets than autologous serum or whole blood.  Platelets contain a concentrated amount of growth factors and are critically important in the wound-healing process, especially on the eye’s surface. Platelets transfer their healing properties rapidly to the damaged/wound site and adhere to the damaged tissue. This then initiates a healing […]

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Best Way to Clean My Eyelids? Which is better to clean the eyelids with? Ocusoft Plus or diluted Johnson’s Baby Shampoo?

This is a great questions! The answer really depends on skin type for most patients, if you Demodex or if any type of bacterial induced blepharitis is present. Most of the companies say they are the best. Avenova, noted below, needs an Rx and a coupon as it can be pricey. They say the kill

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Best Animation of Dry Eyes

Below is my favorite animation of the complex cascade that causes chronic eye pain and dry eye disease. There are many other factors not discussed (or too small to see), such as Rosacea, Sjogren’s syndrome, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus, Contact Lens use, Allergy, poor diet, Computer/excess screen use, but this has the key factors involved and

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Fingerprick autologous blood for dry eyes and persistent epithelial defects

Autologous Serum works very well for dry eye symptoms and eye redness. It is made under sterile conditions and usually lasts for about 3 months. Autologous Serum, though is expensive.  I am not sure I would recommend this for patients unless they cannot afford as Autologous Serum made in a sterile setting.  Eye (Lond). 2016 Apr;

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Sticky Eyelid Syndrome

A patient from China came in today complaining of stringy mucus coming from her eyelids. She has no pain, itching, redness. Though she does not have her eyelids sticking together, I suspect her underlying problem is similar to patients with Sticky Eyelid Syndrome which is a basic problem with the meibomian glands. The clinical characteristics

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Drugs or Natural foods that increase gland production

Sialogogue From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A sialogogue, sialagogue, ptysmagogue or ptyalagogue is a drug or substance that increases the flow rate of saliva.[1] Sialogogues can be used in the treatment of xerostomia (the subjective feeling of having a dry mouth), to stimulate any functioning salivary gland tissue to produce more saliva. Saliva has a bactericidal effect, so when low levels of it are secreted, the risk of caries increases.

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Gefarnate Regenerates Goblet Cells

We know that Goblet Cells produce Mucin which is a vital component of the tear film. Currently there is no real easy way (ie, inexpensive, fast way) to image the Goblet Cells. Impression Cytology takes too much time and is relatively expressive.  The next frontier of dry eye research will be the imaging of the

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Best Treatments for Hand Burns

Pain from a burn can last anywhere from minutes to months, depending on the cause of the burn, how deep the burn is, and how it is treated. A minor burn may cause only fleeting burn pain that goes away within an hour. Most burn pain should dissipate within days to weeks.  With more severe

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Povidone-iodine is safe and effective against adenoviral conjunctivitis, study says

Povidone-iodine is safe and effective against adenoviral conjunctivitis, study says Primary Care Optometry News, September 1999 WILMINGTON, Del. — Povidone-iodine, which has long been used as a disinfectant to reduce bacterial colony counts, can be used for presumed adenovirus and many other external ocular infections, a study says. Although confirmatory culture results and further clinical

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