Archive for February 2024

In the October 2023 edition of the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Dr. Youngsub Eom and colleagues showed that patients preferred illumination from the inside of the eye rather than the outside. Conventional eye surgery often relies on a microscope with bright lights shining down on the patient’s eyeball. These bright lights certainly can…

In the October 2023 edition of the journal Cornea, Dr. Daniela Nosch and colleagues published a study that showed that corneal sensitivity may decrease with increasing age. I think that this has long been suspected from a clinical perspective. However, the authors warn, and I agree, that this should not be taken to mean that…

In a word, I’d say ‘Yes.’ But they aren’t as safe as some people think they are. If I have a patient who is a contact lens user and they have any eye symptoms other than severe decreased vision, there is a very high likelihood that the reason behind the eye problems is contact lens…

In the October 2023 edition of JAMA Ophthalmology, Dr. Anne Nguyen and colleagues reported ocular symptoms in people aged 13-24 years who used electronic cigarettes, cigarettes, or both. They found that users of both e-cigarettes and cigarettes were more likely to experience the sort of symptoms we associate with tear film dysfunction and eye surface…