News
Latisse: Are Long, Beautiful Eyelashes Really Worth It?
In the past few weeks, I have had an unusually high number of patients asking my opinion on the eyelash enhancement drug called Latisse.
New retinal cells can be grown from your own skin
Researchers at Boston's Schepens Eye Research Institute were able to re-grow parts of the retina by using stem cells obtained from skin. Results of this study open up a wide range of possible treat...
The Hidden Dangers of Gardening on a Holiday Weekend
One of the hidden dangers to summer has nothing to do with s
Lutein and zeaxanthin offer protection against AMD
New research affirms the protective effect lutein and zeaxanthin have against age-related macular degeneration. Lutein and zeaxanthin are macular xanthophylls (pigments) and they play an import...
Eye patients treated with Avastin face increased risk of stroke.
Eye patients undergoing treatment with Avastin face an increased risk of stroke or death compared to patients who are treated with Lucentis. Medicare data was analyzed by Johns Hopkins University a...
Pot-bellied men at higher risk of developing AMD
University of Melbourne researchers have discovered a link between increased body fat in men and the development of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The study notes that a small increase...