Eating more fish may slow down the progression of macular degeneration. A new study based on the original AREDS (Age Related Eye Disease Study) data finds that eating cold water, fatty fish 1-2 times per week may reduce the advancement of macular degeneration. Fatty fish include...
Patients with diabetes need to be examined at least annually. The reason is to be on the look out for the development of diabetic retinopathy. That's the disease that diabetes causes in the eye; it affects the retina. Diabetic retinopathy can cause anything from blurry...
Flomax ® is taken by most men for benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH). For several years, it has been implicated in causing intraoperative complications with cataract surgery. The study found that patients that took Flomax (tamsulosin) within two weeks prior to cataract surgery had an increased risk...
I have always felt that this is a lousy analogy although used by many, many eye doctors. It puts the patient in a more passive mode and relinquishes decision making to the doctor. It sounds like there is a finite time to have cataract surgery...
New Study Suggests Reduced Heart Attack, but not Stroke or Death...
Who is the best doctor? Well, there can't be only one or the rest of us would out of business. My definition of the "best" doctor is someone you can believe and trust. Simple. Nothing more. How do we find the best doctor? We usually choose...
I fear the upset and frustrated patient. They can ruin my day. They can bring the whole office down. They don't care how many people still need to be seen, they don't care about appointment times or schedules and they certainly want to be heard....
About a week after my recent cataract surgery, a very small blackout zone expanded to cover the lower half of my visual perspective over a period of about five hours. My optometrist said this was a common symptom of retinal detachment and I should come...
A grateful patient says thank you after retinal detachment surgery....
Second opinions are really beneficial for all parties involved; doctor, family and patient....