Archive for the ‘Dry Eyes/Punctal Plugs’ Category

• Puncta Plugging and Tear Production

  Saturday, January 30th, 2010

  Q: I would be interested in learning more about the puncta plugging… Is there anything online that you would recommend I read to get further background? Are there any potential side effects? One website mentioned there is a 40% of plugs are lost within 6 months of insertion. Is this accurate or something to be […]

• Have Dry Eye - LASIK Isn’t an Option

  Friday, January 22nd, 2010

  With a history of dry eyes, you should not have a LASIK, as that would make them more dry! PRK is an archaic procedure that is 20 years old, and I performed my last PRK over a decade ago, just to give you an idea how outdated that is.
  This leaves you with the option […]

• Channel 5 Fox - Corneal Tattoo

  Saturday, December 12th, 2009

  Dear Andrea:
  It was my great pleasure meeting you today for the interview for your tv show on fox 5 about the man i performed a corneal tattoo on
  Adam and Chris know that i get interviewed frequently (including by 4 newspapers in just the past week) and your interview was, by far, the most professional, informative, […]

• Burn Survivor with Tearing Issues - We Can Still Get You 20/20 Vision

  Monday, November 9th, 2009

  Name Mr Burns
  Age: 30 Someting
  Country:USA
  Contact Sex: Male
  Contact Prescription Right: -4
  Contact Prescription Left: -4
  Contact Other Conditions: Burn survivor and I don’t produce tears
  This is an easy Rx for Dr. Chynn to fix, about 30 seconds per eye, that’s it, and if you choose our hi-def option, PALV can probably get you seeing BETTER than 20/20. […]