I was recently speaking to someone who has an eye disease called retinitis pigmentosa, which is a disease that causes progressive vision loss over the years. He organizes a meeting for people with the disease. However, his conference is not just about education on research developments and academic topics. It is a social meeting! He…

On Jan 28, 2020, the American Academy of Ophthalmology issued an alert that warned that anecdotal reports suggest that Wuhan Coronavirus can cause conjunctivitis. Conjunctivitis is an inflammation of the surface of the eye, and some types of infectious conjunctivitis are commonly referred to as “pink eye.” The alert went on to state that those…

Today is Super Sunday, and I recently saw several articles about “avocado hand.” Apparently, many people make guacamole to eat during the Super Bowl, so there are a lot of people who are dealing with avocados today. It is also apparently true that many people injure their hands while trying to peel/cut avocados and end…

I often find myself talking to patients about little glands at the edge of the eyelid. Some of these glands are Meibomian glands, which produce an oily substance that helps with lubrication of the eye. These are some of the glands that can become blocked and lead to red inflamed bumps on the edge of…

It is January 19, and I realized that I never posted about the New Year! Happy New Year to everyone. Welcome to the year of the eyeball, 2020. Sometimes people tell me that they don’t know what is better vision when they hear vision measurements like 20/25 or 20/15. The second number represents the distance…

Since I work in Delaware, I thought that the name Delaware Eye Care Center sounded like a pretty good one. Of course, I came to learn that there are a lot of ophthalmology clinics around here, all of which are basically rearrangements of the words “Delaware,” “Eye,” “Ophthalmology,” “Care,” “Consultants,” and “Associates.” How come nobody…

Sometimes, the names of diseases are pretty interesting. One example of this is the “Christmas tree cataract.” It is called a “Christmas tree” because of many multicolored highly reflective spots seen in the cataract. It can be associated with a disease called myotonic dystrophy, but it doesn’t have to be. Anyway, Happy Holidays to all!

One of the most common ailments that we see in the ophthalmologist’s office is adenoviral conjunctivitis, which is a type of the common “pink eye.” Unfortunately, there is no traditional antiviral treatment for adenoviral infection. However, one of the treatments that seems to help to some degree is a rinse of betadine in the eye.…

I once had a patient repeatedly ask about “peeco.” Initially, I did not understand what she was talking about, but then I realized that she was pronouncing the acronym “PCO.” PCO stands for Posterior Capsular Opacification. Well what the heck is that? When a cataract is removed surgically, we usually leave the capsule that contains…

It is my feeling that commercial airline pilots are a very special class of patients in the ophthalmology clinic. Due to the arrays of lights that they often are exposed to on instrument panels (sometimes otherwise in darkness as it is night outside), they have very unique glare issues that can affect them. The specific…