My office will be sending this note below to all our patients this weekend. I am very excited about a new series called Healthcare Revolution which will start airing on Monday, June 17th. As many of you know, our surgeons at Visionary Eye Doctors have been offering many revolutionary treatments for dry eye, chronic eye pain, […]
I have never seen a corneal infection due to the use of Autologous Serum. On the contrary, we and many of my colleagues at Harvard and globally use Autologous Serum for corneal infection, chemical burns, and dry eye. Today, though, a patient from New Jersey came in with a bottle of autologous serum that was
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All the papers I could find on this issue say that 4°C or 39°F is best. If your refrigerator is not cold enough, putting the drops in a cup full of ice water will help get the drops to the right temperature. Here are some References. Patients were asked to keep the bottles refrigerated at about
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References for Consent for Meibomian Gland Probing, Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) Injection into Meibomian Glands and Lacrimal Glands, PRP, Autologous Serum References: 1. Maskin, S. L., & Testa, W. R. Growth of meibomian gland tissue after intraductal meibomian gland probing in patients with obstructive meibomian gland dysfunction. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 2018;102:59-68 2. Syed, Z.
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What is the Risk of Infection After Autologous Serum? Close to 0% Mild yellow discharge noted in the nasal cornea of left eye Autologous Serum (AS) eye drops have been recommended for treatment of patients with several ocular surface disturbances, such as 1. Sjögren’s syndrome-related tear deficiency, 2. non-Sjögren’s tear deficiency associated with graft-versus-host disease,
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Platelet Rich Plasma: PRP for Dry Eyes Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is a common treatment nowadays in the cosmetic dermatological field. It stimulates fibroblasts within the skin and makes them produce collagen fibers. As PRP is made from one’s self blood, the treatment is regarded as very safe. The problem exists in rather a high cost of
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Cord Blood Serum (CBS) and Autologous Serum (AS) There continue to be new studies on Cord Blood Serum and Autologous Serum for severe dry eye patients. In this 2015 study in the British Journal of Ophthalmology, patients with Leprosy affecting the eyes and causing severe dry eyes were evaluated showing Cord Blood Serums beneficial effect.
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Cornea. 2012 Nov;31(11):1313-8. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e3182542085. Stability of serum eye drops after storage of 6 months. Fischer KR, Opitz A, Böeck M, Geerling G. Source Department of Periodontology, University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany. Abstract PURPOSE: Serum eye drops are used for the treatment of ocular surface disease (eg, Sicca syndrome). The objective of this experimental study was to investigate whether they maintain their wound-healing potency
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AUTOLOGOUS SERUM is a new treatment for eye surface disorders, such as severe dry eyes intractable to common therapy and certain corneal ulcers and wounds. The blood serum is the fluid component of full blood which remains after clotting. “Autologous” means that the blood to be used in the preparation of the serum will be