Dry Eyes

PanOptix or Trifocal IOL after LASIK or PRK (ie, Refractive Surgery)

The goal of cataract surgery is to be as close to 20/20 for distance, intermediate, and reading vision without glasses, but this usually requires special implants, such as the Trifocal-PanOptix intraocular lens (IOL) and Femtosecond Laser Assisted Cataract Surgery which also helps decrease corneal astigmatism by making small microscopic cuts in the cornea. While there […]

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Castor Oil for Dry Eyes

A couple of patients have come in saying putting this type of castor oil in their eyes has been a “life savor” for their eyes. The latest patient is a lawyer who spends at least 10hr per day on an electronic screen. I will be doing a full literature search on this to see its

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New Treatment Called ACTHAR may help this underlying inflammation in dry eye patients.

We have been having early success with PRP injections into the meibomian glands thus far, but we are waiting to see if this is a temporary help or a long term solution or even cure for meibomian gland dysfunction.  Still there are patients, particularly my patients with Sjögren’s syndrome and other autoimmune diseases where the

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The Best Dry Eye Glasses. The Best Dry Eye Goggles of 2017. Moisture Chamber Glasses Help.

I must include this link for all my patients who have asked me about Dry Eye Glasses.  I first saw these a few months ago when a computer programmer, who could not stand the perfumes around him in his open office  (the fragrances around him really irritated his eyes). The fluorescent light also hurt his

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Cell Phones and Computer Use Destroys Meibomian Glands and Leads to Chronic Eye Pain from Chronic Dry Eye

Cell Phone and Computer Use Destroys Meibomian Glands and Leads to Chronic Eye Pain from Chronic Dry Eye This is a very bold statement and should likely state “Excessive Cell Phone and Computer Use Destroys Meibomian Glands in Some People and Leads to Chronic Eye Pain from Chronic Dry Eye in Some People.” The issue is

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Sjögren Syndrome: Do you have a feeling of dry eyes, dry mouth, and arthritis? Let your MD and eyeMD know.

Sjögren Syndrome Dry eyes are most commonly NOT due to a significant underlying inflammatory condition. But in patients who also note dryness of the mouth and arthritis with their dry eyes may have a significant underlying inflammatory condition. Dry mouth is informally diagnosed clinically with a question, such as, “are you able to eat saltine crackers

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Dry Eye Syndrome and Hormones

Dry eyes can be very frustrating in older women, especially if they feel their hormone replacement therapy is making the dry eye worse. Here is a great summary of what to be aware of with hormone levels in general and dry eyes. SLC Current Opinion in Ophthalmology Hormones and Dry Eye Syndrome An Update on

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Instruction on cleaning your eyes: A Tiered, Step Ladder Approach to treating eye discomfort

Any discomfort related to your eyes can be very frustrating and at times scary. I am here to help you feel better. Below is my Tiered, Step ladder Approach. The most important step is step 1. That is the building block which prevents symptoms from worsening. Be sure to continue at least the warm washing

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