If you have keratoconus (KC) or the related keratoglobus or pellucid marginal degeneration (PMD), you need to see a cornea specialist. This is an ophthalmologist or eye surgeon, who is not only a MD, but also did an extra 1 or 2 year Fellowship in Cornea (and maybe also Refractive Surgery). You need to see …
Q: List, I am a member of the large keratoconus group on Facebook. I dont really post much, but its interesting to read what patients with this condition are writing about. Granted these are lay people, but often someone with a disease learns a lot about it. There is a constant ongoing debate about epi-off …
Travel Plans? Pack Lighter After LASEK Looking to get away and escape the urban bustle of New York City? Nowadays, you can find fantastic flight fares to almost everywhere in the world, especially if you travel light and limit your luggage. But this can be tricky for anyone who wears contact lenses or needs multiple …
All cornea/refractive surgeons/experts will admit that not cutting a corneal flap is safer than cutting one, because 90% of the potential complications involve cutting the flap, putting it back, and letting it heal. The ONLY advantage to cutting flaps is a faster recovery. This is the ONLY advantage to the LASIK and SMILE procedures. Dry …
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It’s February and that means we’re smack in the middle of winter, which is also the middle of the school year. It’s the season when kids fervently hope for snow days and parents hope they don’t happen. As we head towards the second half of the school year, you’ve probably attended a few parent-teacher conferences …
Q: Is there any evidence that Riboflavin-soaked epithelium (or just plain old intact epithelium) blocks UV A to the stroma? Dr. P A: Why are so many people so averse to removing epithelium for CXL? Is this a religious prohibition or something?;) I remember assisting retina surgeons at Harvard/MEEI (including my uncle) and they’d remove …
PRK vs LASEK The basic difference has to do with the method of epithelial removal. In order of less cellular trauma, less inflammation, less pain and risk of scarring, and a cleaner bed, these are the generally recognized categories:“Old-fashioned PRK” – mechanically removing the epithelium with a spatula or Amoilis brush etc. No attempt made …
January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month. What is Glaucoma? Glaucoma, a silent eye disease, is the most common form of irreversible blindness in the world. It is actually a group of diseases that causes progressive damage to the optic nerve. Glaucoma is a progressive eye disease that can lead to permanent vision loss if not …
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Q: For many years I’ve been using the Alcon “AirOptix Night & Day” plano contact lens (base curve 8.4, diameter 13.8) as my go to bandage lens after PRK, but I’ve noticed that some of these fit a little tight and some a little loose. Enrique Corral suggested recently that exchanging the bandage lens on …
Each year during the month of January we recognize World Braille Day which gives us the opportunity to take a moment and appreciate the incredible gift that Braille has given to those who are blind or suffer from vision loss. What is Braille? Braille is a tactile representation of letters and numbers that can be …