The use of makeup is important to many of our patients. I have noticed it to be one of the first questions many patients ask. Knowing the majority of endophthalmitis cases arise from lid bacteria, makeup usage after surgery is not a small consideration. You may be interested to see how some of your colleagues deal with this issue and a few other post-op restrictions.
Conjunctival tumors can be deadly to a patient, and with some malignant lesions mimicking benign tumors, physicians need to know what to look for.
How we sleep can raise or lower IOP.
Postop shields, ICL extraction are highlighted in two separate email discussions.
A common but underdiagnosed condition, blepharitis presents the clinician with several challenges. Not only is diagnosis complicated by the frequent co-occurrence of other ocular surface conditions with similar symptoms, but traditional regimens to treatment have been largely unsatisfactory.
While topical anesthesia has its use, most surgeons prefer blocks for complex cataract cases.
Making sense of an unusual occurrence
Patients may view their quality of life negatively after retinal detachment surgery even if surgical outcomes are good, a new study concludes. The negative perception of quality of life is significantly associated with a deterioration of post-op contrast sensitivity, the investigators wrote.