I’ve heard about new machine – it has something to do with the seemingly mundane issue of dry eyes? It might seem mundane, but it’s a huge problem that anyone can have, of any age. Dryness affects vision and comfort. You get the sensation there’s something in your eye, they turn red, they itch, and … Continue reading The New Machine: LipiFlow
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The current illness and treatment paradigm appears to be simple. You get sick, go to the doctor, and they treat you. It seems self-evident – how could it go otherwise? It turns out that things can be different. And this whole paradigm, if it doesn’t collapse, will change greatly in the years to come. This … Continue reading PREDICTING ILLNESS
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Hepatitis does not belong in the category of rare diseases. But a doctor who is accidentally pricked by a needle from an infected patient has a 1 in 100 chance of dying. Conversely, the chances of getting sick from a needle infected with HIV is one in a million. So it turns out that hepatitis … Continue reading RARE DISEASES – WHO SHOULD PAY? (3)
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There is no treatment, right? There’s nothing we can do about that. Just old age. It turns out there is! A few years ago, they developed a smart machine with a special actuator that warms the inside and outside of the eyelids with a stream of hot air. It only heats the eyelid and not … Continue reading THE MILLION DOLLAR TREATMENT (part 2)
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Dryness seems like a boring topic at first glance. This is our second conversation with Arthur Benjamin, who recently returned from the American Academy of Ophthalmology conference full of new ideas. This, however, follows an unpredictable storyline, where only as we reach the end can we return to the beginning. Are we going to talk … Continue reading Dryness of the Eyes, and New Treatment (1)
View More Ophthalmology: minimal yet phenomenal changes – it’s a revolution. -“I can see at a distance, but that’s all,” says the patient, a retiree. Or it’s the opposite. “I have multifocal lenses. I can see up close and at a distance, but the halos are doing a number on me. I know that 2% of people … Continue reading OPHTHALMOLOGY ON THE VERGE OF A REVOLUTION-2
View More “Ophtalmology – small but phenomenal changes, on the verge of a revolution”. Arthur Benjamin recently returned from the annual conference of the American Academy of Ophthalmology in Chicago in a great mood. He’s usually in a great mood, regardless, but this time was different. What is it, in a few words? This new technology. In … Continue reading OPHTALMOLOGY ON THE VERGE OF A REVOLUTION
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What are toric lenses? Let’s start with astigmatism. Many are afraid of the word, but in principle it’s a natural phenomenon. The cornea isn’t spherical but aspheric. This is natural in the sense that nothing is perfect. With astigmatism, the cornea has the shape of a watermelon or a football. Astigmatism is regular and irregular, and … Continue reading TORIC LENSES: WHAT’S THE ATTRACTION?
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The truth is almost cliché: walking is the key to good health. Not everyone is aware of even the most common truths, though, as evidence shows recently. Usually, they run tests to assess the general state of health. You have a nurse or assistant measure your blood pressure and weight in the waiting room, asking … Continue reading WALKING, LIKE FATE – BOTH DEPEND ON YOU
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60-70 years ago, when people didn’t live as long, diagnoses of glaucoma were not that common. It’s because glaucoma is a cunning disease. The eyes don’t hurt, and loss of vision doesn’t come for a long time. In case you’ve forgotten, glaucoma is neuropathy of the optic nerve that results in atrophy and fiber loss. … Continue reading GLAUCOMA AS IT IS: WHAT IF THERE’S NO DAMAGE YET?
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