2020 Sees Significant Increase in Meibomian Gland Dysfunction (MGD) and Dry Eye Disease
86% of cataract surgery patients are reported with MGD or Dry Eye Disease affecting vision. Without proper preoperative or clinical testing most patients are not diagnosed with the disease or treated. Healthy ocular surface is imperative for preoperative measurements for cataract surgery and for better post-operative outcomes. Surprisingly, most patients have few to minimal symptoms…. Read More
How to Wear a Face Mask Without Fogging Your Glasses
Source: American Academy of OphthalmologyWritten By: Vered Hazanchuk Know how to wear a face mask It may be one of the more innocuous problems of the coronavirus pandemic, but it’s a nuisance nonetheless: fogged-up eyewear. It happens when warm breath escapes from the top of your mask and lands on the cooler surface of your lens. If… Read More
Eye Care During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Source: American Academy of OphthalmologyWritten By: Reena MukamalReviewed By: Sonal S Tuli MDEdited By: Anni DelfaroMar. 10, 2020 Preventive care may be delayed during the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), but treatment for eye emergencies is as important as ever. Here’s how to protect your eyes — and how to tell when you need urgent care from an ophthalmologist or… Read More
Treatment For Worldwide Vision Loss Optimistic, in Spite of Challenges
Vision impairment is a major issue affecting people from all over the world. According to the recently published WHO World Report on Vision, 2.2 billion out of the approximately worldwide 7.7 billion individuals suffer, in some form, from visual impairment. The cause of this, one living in a developed country would assume, would be due… Read More
Leadership Lessons Shared from Alison Levine’s Everest Expedition
Being relentless far supersedes being the fastest or the strongest. That was just one of the lessons learned, following the successful journey to the summit of Mt. Everest by Alison Levine. As a sportswoman, and former sales representative in the ophthalmic pharmaceutical medical device industry, Levine described the unconventional pieces of wisdom she acquired on… Read More