There is a lot of controversy on the issue of turf fields (and its Crumb Rubber) and an increased risk of cancer. Proving causation is tough and would take years to prove, if there is an association or causation, as there are so many risk factors to consider in a patient who develops cancer. Still, […]
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A wonderful patient asked about Pilocarpine HCL tablets. Many eyeMDs do not routinely prescribe pilocarpine HCL for dry eyes given is side effect profile. Still it appears to work in increasing tears from the lacrimal gland. There is no data I could find to say it improved meibomian gland oil expression or production, but still
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Is Blue Light Making Dry Eye Worse? This is a great question no one has assessed on published about thus far. Many eye surgeons are concerned about the long term macular damage electronic screens, which through their almost universal Light-emitting diodes (LEDs), emit concentrated blasts of blue light on to your retina. 1 Many eye doctors are
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This is from Dr. Knoepfler’s blog, which is a great source of stem cell information. https://ipscell.com/2018/01/a-helpful-2018-stem-cell-journal-list/ Here is his list of best stem cell journals in order of impact factors that is known. I have tried to include recent impact factor (IF) numbers where possible and other comments reflecting my perspectives on or experiences with
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Many stem cell centers stopped injecting stem cells into the vitreous after three patient went blind when stem cells were injected into their vitreous cavity (ie, into the eyeball itself). Still there are some reports noting the benefit of stem cells for optic nerve diseases. But they are preliminary. Neural Regen Res. 2015 Jun; 10(6):
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More and more papers are being published on the use of stem cells for all types of chronic pain conditions. Stem cells are being used in carpal tunnel, neuropathic ocular pain and neuropathic pain, autoimmune diseases causing chronic pain and many other chronic pain syndromes. I have still not seen a randomized, controlled, double blinded
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There are many causes of Eye Pain. The most common cause is dry eye and/or meibomian gland dysfunction/atrophy or clogging. Anyone who has had a stye knows how debilitating it can be to have a clogged gland. Recently I had a surgeon in my chair crying because of a stye. It was not infected but
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Theoretically, any medication could cause an unusual reaction and worse perceived dry eye. Published papers showing a causal relationship of dry eye caused by a particular medicine is harder to come by. The medication that dries out the eyes most commonly (because they are the most commonly used) are in this order, in my personal
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I could not find good evidence to say Avodart causes dry eye, but patients have noted it in the past. One patient of mine really feels Avodart started his severe dry eye pain. Here is more information: There are no peer reviewed publications I could find linking them thus far. SLC https://www.ehealthme.com/ds/avodart/dry-eye/ Avodart Generic Name: dutasteride (doo
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Ocular Side Effects of Common Medications This page discusses interactions of drugs with the eyes, ocular surface, and the vision. This is not intended to be a complete catalog of all possible ocular side effects from different medications. Instead, it lists common ocular side effects, or those which deserve special mention. Just because a drug
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