I recently heard another ophthalmologist who told me something that stopped me in my tracks. He said that ten years ago a patient tried to sue him for giving her too many wrinkles during cataract surgery. Obviously, this suit was unsuccessful. But what really happened? She really could see better, and she started noticing things…

I recently saw a video that said that we should all start with “why.” In the context of the video, it seemed to mean that we should tell people what we believe in, since that is what motivates us to do what we do. Rather than telling people “what” we do, we should tell them…

Recently, on an ophthalmology forum, I found a discussion about Weill Marchesani syndrome. It is an interesting disease. The most obvious part of the syndrome is that patients are short and stubby. It is amazing that patients also have a “short stubby” lens in their eye! Weill Marchesani patients have a lens that is smaller…

Last year, there was an article in the New York Times about LASIK that did not seem appropriate to the community of ophthalmologists. This year, there is an article in the Wall Street Journal that is garnering the same kind of attention. One of the key things that the article posits is that neuropathic corneal…

When performing cataract surgery, we remove cataracts and implant artificial lenses that we call “IOLs.” Each IOL is chosen specifically for each individual eye. We always triple check the eye that we are working on and the specifications of the IOL, because it is critical that each IOL is appropriate for each eye. So, if…

A couple of months ago, I was watching some NBA games. There was a game in which a Houston Rockets star was injured in the eye. I didn’t think much of it, since it seems that there are many eye injuries in sports, which is perhaps why many teams have ophthalmologists on the team roster.…

The company Novabay sells a spray that is used to reduce eyelid inflammation. I recommend this spray to some patients who have eyelid inflammation and dry eye symptoms, which are related because eyelid inflammation prevents the eyelids from secreting proper lubricants on the eye surface. The spray is called Avenova. Avenova had been previously available…

During cataract surgery, I remove the natural lens of the eye and replace it with a lens implant. The lens implants I use are mostly made of acrylic, but not all of them are the same. Recently, I expressed my preferences to one of my operating rooms that I would like to use Brand A…

Recently, I read on an ophthalmology forum that there are some cannulas used during cataract surgery that are poorly manufactured. There is a specific type of cannula that we use during cataract surgery to “loosen” the cataract from the capsule it is contained in. That step in surgery is called hydrodissection, because the bulk of…

Recently, an ophthalmologist posted on a forum about a patient who had LASIK and then developed a scary looking post operative appearance. It looked as though the patient might have a serious infection in the eye. However, we who responded on the forum reassured the patient that it looked more like a flare up of…