Manual expression of meibomian glands is not just an important therapeutic option for #mgd, but it is a critical diagnostic component of a dry eye exam. Manual expression is a dynamic assessment of oil color, turbidity, and viscosity. This dynamic assessment is not seen in automated gland expression. #dryeyecare #ocularrosacea #meibomianglanddysfunction #ophthalmology #cornea
To cauterize or not to cauterize, that is the question. The big concern with punctal cautery as mentioned in a...
Explosive Meibomian Gland ExpressionFor those patients with meibomian gland disease, the expression of meibomian glands on a regular basis is...
Impacted Foreign Body in Meibomian Gland The meibomian glands are specialized sebaceous glands that secret lipids (1). What is in this...
Data Driven Scleral Lens Design FishmanVision is super delighted to now offer Eyeprint scleral lenses. What is so special about...
Conjunctivochalasis (CCH) is a big issue in ocular surface disease (aka dry eye) and often a frequent cause of epiphora....
Mystery eyelid lesion! https://youtu.be/8LcR6eN8Udk This subcutaneous eyelid elevation was caused by a misdirected eyelash - also know as “cilium incarnatum...
Dry Eye Mimicry This video snippet showing a patient with Salzmann's nodular degeneration in the cornea. Often patients with these...
Styes (also known as hordeolums) are painful pimples of the eyelid margin and dreaded by many! Styes can evolve or...
One of our greatest "superpowers" is the ability to make connections between findings on the eye exam and systemic disease....
Ocular Pulse! https://youtu.be/Xinprnle2do Shown is the ocular pulse as seen by Dr. Fishman (www.fishmanvision.com) as he measures eye pressure...
Anterior Uveitis imaging at the slit lamp The below video shows what we, as ophthalmologists, see when looking at uveitis...
Advanced Slit Lamp Imaging https://youtu.be/x4ZnaK8lLVk Imaging at the slit is particularly helpful not only for the clinician to go...
Question: Why is manual expression at the slit lamp important? [vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link="https://youtu.be/ZuTFatYcaM8"][/vc_column][/vc_row] While automated expression devices are efficient and provide...
Fishman comments: Dr. Fishman offers Plasma rich in growth factors (PRGF) autologous serum eye drops in his practice. PRGF is...
Fishman comment: Blink analysis is a simple yet under appreciated technique that helps dry eye diagnosis and treatment. This paper...
Fishman comment: Interesting association with HSV keratitis and Demodex and by treating for Demodex, clinical improvement was observed. Purpose: To...
Gland of Zeis expression The Rodney Dangerfield of glands ... “they don’t get no respect!” The #glands of #Zeis are...
High speed blink and ocular analysis . We are exploring some exciting new research directions at FishmanVision. Stay tuned…
Extruded silicone punctal plug. Punctal plugs are generally well tolerated but occasionally the body will form reactive tissue and push...
What is Known: • The intestinal microbiome plays a crucial role in several inflammatory diseases of the eye and is...
[wpvideo zNkLjO4e hd="true" loop="true"] A fishy floater seen at FishmanVision. Check out DrFishman's podcast EyeChat with Dr. Harv...
https://youtu.be/XG0_ZGilZso Map dot fingerprint dystrophy (MDFD), also known as epithelial basement membrane dystrophy, is an incredibly common but...
Manual expression of meibomian glands Manual expression of meibomian glands is not just an important therapeutic option for #mgd, but...
Trichiasis masquerading as dry eye disease What is it? Trichiasis is a condition where eyelashes (one or many) are misdirected...
Iris flocculi is a benign condition but can be associated with familial TAAD (Thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection). Patients with...
asteroid hyalosis Spectacular video of asteroid hyalosis. The asteroid bodies are made up of hydroxylapatite which consists of calcium and...
Fishman Comments: Recurrent cornea erosions (RCE) can be a tough condition to treat. One particularly frustrating cause is LASIK or...
Dynamic OCT of a floater. At FishmanVision, Dr. Fishman will often personally perform the testing (giving his techs a much...
Fishman comments: The effect of Botox on ocular surface disease is seriously under appreciated. While the cosmetic benefit of Botox...
The below video snippet is an example of dead Demodex mites on a lash. We see no leg movement on...
Epilation. Sometimes it’s the small things in life that can really make a difference in the patient’s life. However don’t...
Prevalence of ocular surface disease symptoms in peri- and postmenopausal women Garcia-Alfaro, Pascual MD; Bergamaschi, Luciana MD; Marcos, Celia MD,...
An obstructed meibomian gland that becomes acutely inflamed is called an internal hordeolum. It is typically the result of infectious...
Shown here in this video snippet is an operculated hole in the periphery of the retina. Clearly seen is the...
Patients with dry eye disease need to be screened for glaucoma. It is not uncommon for steroids to be used...
Multifocal intraocular lenses are particularly sensitive to small irregularities on the corneal surface. Dry eye disease in its many different...
Fishman comments: Dr. Galor continues to be one the TOP academic physician/ researchers in the area of dry eye and...
Shown here is a segment of video showing conjunctivochalasis. Conjunctivochalasis (CC) as described by EyeWiki is "redundant, nonedematous conjunctiva that...
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