Archive for July 2018

I recently read a review article about management of dry eye-related pain. Some people have pain that is very similar to dry eye pain, but their eyes don’t appear to be that dry and they don’t respond well to conventional treatment for dry eye. Sometimes, this has to do with “over sensitive” nerves. It is…

The varicella zoster virus causes chickenpox and shingles. Most of us know shingles as a painful rash somewhere on the body, such as on the back. Those “somewheres” on the body can include the face, including the upper area of the face. Shingles occurs because the virus exists in the nerve roots in a dormant…

What does air conditioning have to do with eyeballs? Conventionally, the summer months with warmer temperatures and higher humidity are a good time for the surface of eyeballs. The eye surface can dry out less in humid weather. However, if the eyeballs spend a lot of time in air conditioned environments, they don’t get the…

During cataract surgery, we remove the natural lens of the eye. The lens of the eye is a part of the eye that focuses light and is located inside the eyeball (“behind” the colored part of the eye, the iris). The natural lens is replaced by an intraocular lens implant during the surgery. Recently, I’ve…