Archive for March 2020

When we as ophthalmologists examine patients, possibly the most important part of the examination is the exam at the slit lamp. The slit lamp is the device that the patient has to put their chin and forehead against so the doctor can get a microscopic view of the eye. However, that puts the doctor and…

Many eye care clinics, mine included, have decided to close for general eye appointments. We are now seeing only those patients who have urgent/emergent eye care needs that can not be delayed. We are trying to be responsible and do our part to decrease the spread (or at least the speed of spread) of the…

While my area of expertise is eye care, there is, of course, a lot of talk about Covid-19 going on these days. One of the specific recommendations that I have heard about that doesn’t seem to be affecting the behavior of our communities is the use of masks. The basic idea is that people who…

I have been reading listservs about cataract surgery, and it seems that there are many new lens implants that are coming down the pike! I’m sure that some of these will turn out to be more useful than others, but it is nice to have so much research and development going into improving vision for…