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Best Apps to Remind You to Blink Your Eyes: How Best to Treat Computer Vision Syndrome and Dry Eye Syndrome and Dry Eye Disease and Meibomian Gland Dysfunction and Meibomian Gland Disease

March 10, 2017

Best Apps to Remind You to Blink Your Eyes: How Best to Treat Dry Eye Syndrome and Dry Eye Disease and Computer Vision Syndrome Meibomian Gland Dysfunction and Meibomian Gland Disease Dry Eye Disease is a multifactorial disease of the tear’s components (ie, the meibomian oil layer from the meibomian gland; the mucin layer from the goblet […]

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Culturing Conjunctival Cells from a Patient’s Own Stem Cells

February 24, 2017

Culturing Conjunctival Cells from a Patient’s Own Stem Cells: the Next Frontier in Pterygium Surgery Our next goal is to grow a patient’s conjunctival cells from his or her own stem cells. We hope to take a patient’s own stem cells from his or her buccal (inside the mouth) mucosa or serum (blood) to grow

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How IPL Works

February 18, 2017

How IPL Works There are many types of IPL machines. They basically work the same: they apply specific light to the surface of the skin. Certain wavelengths of light penetrate deeper tissues and cells, such as pigmented cells and Meibomian Gland cells, cause the cell membranes to open up and release its cellular content which

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How IPL Works

February 18, 2017

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Dementia: How to Decrease Dementia? How to Fight Dementia? How to Decrease Alzheimer’s Risk?

February 17, 2017

Dementia: How to Decrease Dementia? How to Fight Dementia? Thank you to a dear patient you told me about these latest finding in the field of Dementia. A couple of days, a doctor friend of mine told me about her dad who has Alzheimer’s and how the following helped. 1.see this MD at Johns Hopkins

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Peeling skin: What Causes Skin to Peel or Slough Off?

February 13, 2017

Peeling skin: What Causes Skin to Peel or Slough Off? A Patient Asked: My breasts, butt and belly peels. Can u tell me what would cause that? Answer: There are many causes of peeling skin. Do you have any weight loss, rashes, fevers? Below is more information to help. Sandra Lora Cremers, MD, FACS References:

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Differences Between Colds and Allergies

February 12, 2017

Differences Between Colds and Allergies A Patient Asked:Congested ,runny nose,sneezing and watery eyes specially right eye upper lid little bit swollen. Is it Cold or allergies ? Answer: It can be hard to tell the difference between a cold and allergies: A common cold lasts no longer than 10 days; allergies can be present for

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Causes of Jaundice

February 10, 2017

Causes of Jaundice A HealthTap patient asked: Eyes and skin yellow, mass on upper right side and middle abdomen, fever, vomiting, black moles on arms face shoulders v, back, stomach, green to dark. What is causing this. Answer: Yellow eyes & skin indicate jaundice which is due to many reasons: hepatitis, liver issues. The below

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What is the Best Order of a Work Up of a Headache or Migraine

February 10, 2017

Work Up of a Headache or Migraine when seeing an Ophthalmologist or EyeMD for the First Time: Best Order of Work Up & Treatment This is the standard protocol we follow: Check vision in both eyes. See what refraction is. Often headaches are due to straining of eye muscles due to poor vision. Depending on

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Preparing for An Interview: My Favorite Videos

February 9, 2017

Preparing for An Interview: My Favorite Videos A wonderful friend of mine is preparing for interviews. These are my favorite videos to help one prepare for the power interview. Best of luck. Sandra Lora Cremers, MD, FACS

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