Archive for September 2020

I have written before about sleeping in contact lenses, but I feel that it is a topic that should be addressed frequently. Very frequently, I am surprised when I talk to patients about contact lenses. The common refrain is “Nobody ever told me that before!” There isn’t any great insight here, but just a very…

We do cataract surgery all the time, and at the time of cataract surgery, we place intraocular lens implants. One thing that can happen to lens implants over time is that they can move out of place. It is very rare for this to happen, but it is definitely possible. One of the most common…

Recently, I learned that some corneal surgeons recommend that their corneal transplant patients increase their steroid eye drops around the time of a flu vaccination. It seems like there is no established/well-studied connection between flu shots and transplant rejection, but there are some reports. I think that it is certainly reasonable to increase steroid eye…

Recently, I heard of a patient who improved her dry eye-related pain by using clarified butter, or ghee, in her eye. She had a chronic course of pain related to the dry eye and had tried multiple therapies. Nothing seemed to work as well as the ghee. I have to say that I am very…