Treatments

24 Aug Why We Need Eye Injections

Posted at 09:49h in Treatments by Gregory H. Scimeca, M.D. 0 Comments

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Here's why we don't treat retinal diseases with eye drops...

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20 Jul How are Retinal Tears Treated?

Posted at 10:19h in Retina Diseases, Treatments by Gregory H. Scimeca, M.D. 0 Comments

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A retinal tear is usually treated with laser, but there are other ways to prevent retinal detachments. ...

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06 Apr Pataday Allergy Drops now OTC

Posted at 10:18h in Eye Diseases, Eye Health, Treatments by Gregory H. Scimeca, M.D. 0 Comments

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Lot's going on, but here's how to combat the seasonal itchy eyes due to your allergies!...

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16 Dec BEOVU – New ARMD Treatment

Posted at 10:33h in Eye Diseases, Treatments by Gregory H. Scimeca, M.D. 0 Comments

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Here's the latest treatment for wet macular degeneration and why this drug is so special!...

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28 Oct Corneal Abrasions

Posted at 10:32h in Eye Diseases, Eye Health, Treatments by Gregory H. Scimeca, M.D. 0 Comments

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Scratches of the cornea are common but cause pain, tearing and blurry vision. There are some precautions with any corneal abrasion....

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18 Mar What is Monovision?

Posted at 08:40h in Cataract Surgery, Presbyopia, Treatments by Gregory H. Scimeca, M.D. 0 Comments

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Ever consider monovision? Monovision allows correction for both distance and near vision. ...

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20 Nov Shortage of Shingles Vaccine

Posted at 20:51h in Eye Health, Treatments by Gregory H. Scimeca, M.D. 0 Comments

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There's not enough shingles vaccine. It's a 2-dose vaccine given. Should you even start?...

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15 Aug Laser Surgery | Use of Lasers in the Eye

Posted at 01:37h in Eye Diseases, Eye Health, Treatments by Gregory H. Scimeca, M.D. 0 Comments

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Laser eye surgery? There are many ways your eye doctors use laser to treat eye disease - not just for laser vision correction....

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14 May Luxturna | First Gene Therapy Treats Blindness

Posted at 10:00h in Eye Health, Treatments by Gregory H. Scimeca, M.D. 0 Comments

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First patient to receive Luxturna was a 13 year old boy with Leber's congenital amaurosis, a heritable form of blindness due to defective copies of RPE65 genes. ...

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23 Apr History of Refractive Surgery

Posted at 12:46h in Treatments, Vision Correction by Gregory H. Scimeca, M.D. 0 Comments

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Refractive surgery has been around since the mid 1900s. Laser vision correction now uses the accuracy and reliability of the excimer laser to reshape your cornea. Here's how it all started....

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