by David Shapiro, MD
Last week the FDA approved Cequa, a new prescription eye drop to treat dry eyes. There are already two other FDA approved drops to treat dry eye on the market, Restasis and Xiidra. Cequa becomes the third option. The active ingredient in Ceque is cyclosporine, which is the same active ingredient in Restasis. Dry eye […]
by David Shapiro, MD
Seth Lancaster, recent MLB draft pick for the Phillies, had LASIK laser eye surgery after developing recurrent contact lens infection and irritation — contact lens problems that forced him to stop wearing his contacts. Lancaster is a 21 year old infielder who had normal vision in his right eye, but could not see without glasses or contacts […]
by David Shapiro, MD
“What If I Move My Eye During LASIK?” This is a question I often hear from patients. It turns out, the answer is: “nothing!” Eye movement is no longer a concern. During LASIK, you simply look at a red light which is not itself a laser, but actually is just a target to look at. […]
by David Shapiro, MD
Can chocolate improve vision? According to a small study published in the Ophthalmology edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association, the answer may be yes! In a study of young adults, vision was measured two hours after eating either dark chocolate or milk chocolate. After eating the dark chocolate, small letter contrast resolution […]
by David Shapiro, MD
The world’s first LASIK laser eye surgery was performed 30 years ago this month. On March 25, 1988 Marguerite McDonald, MD at Louisiana State University Eye Center performed flapless LASIK (PRK) on a blind eye of Alberta Cassady, a 62 year old volunteer who had cancer in the eye and was willing to let her […]
