CCH, conjunctivochalasis, Dry Eye Disease
If your eyes sting, itch and are watery, then you might have Dry Eye Disease. Dry Eye Disease was hard to diagnose in the past. Therefore, there was not an easy, accurate way to measure the osmolarity of tears (or in other words… the quality of your tears and just how dry your eyes are). Also […]
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Right behind the Omega 3 fish oils as part of your dry eye treatment is extra-virgin olive oil. That is why it should be on the top of every dry eye patient’s cooking list. It is a member of the “short list” of foods that offer our body assistance in reducing inflammation in our joints, but it […]
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FALSE – According to the Skin Cancer Foundation, your sunscreen of choice should have a SPF of 15+ and have some combination of the following UVA-blocking ingredients: avobenzone, ecamsule, oxybenzone, titanium dioxide, and zinc oxide. And of course, don’t forget to reapply every 2 hours! That is the key to sun protection.
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December 2016 Laser Cataract Study A December 2016 study published in the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery compared 2,814 laser cataract surgery patients to 4,987 traditional cataract surgery patients. The study, authored by Sonia Manning, MD, FRSCI(Ophth) and others, measured visual acuity (by asking patients to look at a chart), refractive power (by using […]
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