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EHR: Making the Most of Patient Portals

WebF or many ophthalmologists, moving from paper to electronic health records has been a challenging (many would say painful) necessity, done primarily to avoid government …

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Common Medications That May Be Toxic to the Retina

WebRetinopathy is a well-characterized side effect of treatment and includes cotton-wool spots, intraretinal and pre-retinal hemorrhage, and macular edema (See Figure 3).A wide …

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Approaches and Methods for Treating Dry Eye: 2021

WebScleral or bandage contact lenses are both options to consider for moderate to severe dry-eye patients. Scleral lenses, such as the PROSE lens, “are filled with tears, and then the …

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The Colors of Ocular Health

WebThe two major pigments synthesized in all melanocytes are the eumelanin (black/brown) and pheomelanin (red/yellow). 3,4. Despite its striking appearance, the most profound effects …

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Iodine: An Elemental Force Against Infection

WebIodine is the only agent that is consistently active against gram positive and gram negative bacteria, spores, amoebic cysts, fungi, protozoa, yeasts, drug-resistant bacteria such as …

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Breaking Down the Blink

WebBlinks, which last between 300 and 400 milliseconds, are integral to ocular surface health, as they help maintain the tear film. 1 However, blinks are highly variable across tasks, …

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When and How to Treat EBMD

WebHow to Treat. Visual complaints can be treated medically or by removing the affected part of the epithelium. Dr. Rapuano agrees. “If the vision is irregular from a ‘lumpy bumpy’ …

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Taking Control: Lifestyle Choices and Glaucoma

WebOf course, lifestyle choices, including exercise, can also play an important role in cardiac health, and there’s considerable evidence that cardiac health influences the …

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Transforming Eye Health

WebReview of Ophthalmology | April 2017 23 Transforming Eye Health Through Proven Ocular Nutrition Strategies Photo by: Jerome Sherman, OD In the eye, high concentrations of …

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Vitreous Floaters: What Can Be Done

WebAlso, although this is unlikely to occur, a patient could potentially cough or make a sudden movement, causing the surgeon to hit the retina or the wall of the eye with the …

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How to Evaluate the Suspicious Optic Disc

WebA C/D ratio between 0.4 and 0.8 can characterize a patient with a normal optic disc (i.e., physiologic cupping), a glaucoma suspect or someone with early to moderate glaucoma …

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The Form and Function of Meibomian Glands

WebMeibomian gland secretion plays a crucial role in ocular surface health. Lipids secreted by meibomian glands have an essential role in reducing evaporation from the ocular …

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When and How to Peel an Epiretinal Membrane

WebWhen a membrane is tightly adherent, it can be tricky to initiate peeling, since it can require significant force to create the initial membrane fracture, as well as multiple re-grabs to …

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AREDS2 Provides Clarity on Vision and Supplements

WebAdding omega-3 fatty acids did not improve a combination of nutritional supplements commonly recommend-ed for treating age-related macu-lar degeneration, according to …

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Mucins: Foundation of A Good Tear Film

WebThe primary membrane-associated ocular mucins include MUC1, MUC4 and MUC16. 3,4 One important issue that remains unresolved is the relative expression levels of these …

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Balancing Medical and Vision Plans

WebA. It depends on the reason for the visit from the patient’s perspective. Medical plans should be billed for exams for medical care, evaluation of a complaint or to follow an existing …

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Supplements & Glaucoma: Advising Your Patients

WebTreating it may ultimately involve addressing both pressure issues and neuroprotective issues. Vitamin supplements that have been posited to have an effect on glaucoma …

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‘Resolving’ the Effects Of Fish Oil on the Eye

WebA look at how fish oil provides benefits to ocular health, and the promise offered by new fish-oil-derived molecules, resolvins. Of all the modern remedies we are encouraged to …

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Review of Ophthalmology Issue for Sep 2005

WebHealth-Related Quality of Life in Retinal Disease Biometric measures abound in ophthalmology. Researchers are trying to bring the same precision to to assessing the …

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Making the Most Of FDA’s MedWatch

WebThere are several ways to report to MedWatch. Voluntary reports can be submitted using FDA Form 3500 by mail using the postage-paid form, by fax at 1 (800) 332-0178, or by …

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