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Eeew! What's that thing in your eye???
I just got back from a nice, relaxing, 7 day, adult only vacation on the beautiful coast of Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic. We stayed at an all inclusive resort that had a pool with a swim ...
Two diabetic drugs shown to worsen diabetic eye disease.
Two popular drugs used to treat diabetes raise the risk of developing diabetic macular edema. Diabetic macular edema causes the retina to thicken and swell and can result in blindness. The two drug...
How to put in eyedrops with your eyes closed!
Working for an Ophthalmologist who is a glaucoma specialist, I have a large amount of patients who are on daily drops for their Glaucoma. I know that I have a hard time putting drops in my own eyes...
Specific nutrients can lower risk of age-related macular degeneration
A study published in the June 2011 edition of Archives of Ophthalmology has good news for people who are at a higher risk of developing age-related macular degeneration. The study found that partic...
New breakthrough drug to treat wet macular degeneration
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to follow the recommendation of its advisory panel and to rule in favor of a new eye medicine developed by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals  and Bayer A...
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The Best 'Pink Eye' Remedies
On Monday mornings, our office is always busy with people who developed "pink eye" over the weekend. For some reason, these things always seem to break out on a Friday night after your doctor has c...
