Author Archives: Scott
IT Geek and general Jack-of-all-trades.-
Inflammation and Eye Health
Posted on February 8, 2026 by Scott in News.https://www.cedars-sinai.org/newsroom/common-bacteria-discovered-in-the-eye-linked-to-cognitive-decline Common Eye Bacteria Linked to Cognitive Decline: What Optometrists and Patients Should Know Emerging research continues to highlight the close connection between eye health and overall brain health. A recent study from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center has uncovered a potential link between a common bacterium found in the eye and cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer’s disease, offering new insight […]
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New Lacrifill Canalicular Gel release for Dry Eye Disease
Posted on February 8, 2026 by Scott in News.https://www.optometrytimes.com/view/nordic-group-bv-announces-commercial-launch-of-lacrifill-canalicular-gel Introducing Lacrifill Canalicular Gel: A Novel Dry Eye Therapy Now Commercially Available in the U.S. Nordic Group B.V., through its U.S. subsidiary Nordic Pharma, has officially launched Lacrifill® Canalicular Gel, a new interventional dry eye treatment now commercially available in the United States. This innovative therapy offers eyecare professionals a targeted approach to managing dry eye disease (DED) by […]
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Weather Related Challenges
Posted on January 20, 2024 by Scott in News.If seems to finally be warming up enough to break up a lot of the ice that’s been plaguing the metro area for the last week or so. Our hearts go out to all of our patients and friends who are still dealing with fallen trees, wrecked cars and a loss of power and internet. […]
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Our Semi-Annual Reminder to Avoid Halloween Contact Lenses like those you find at the Convenience Store.
Posted on October 31, 2023 by Scott in News.https://www.aoa.org/news/advocacy/patient-protection/how-aoa-is-keeping-contact-lens-wearers-safe-this-spooky-season?sso=y It’s Halloween and the time of year when thousands of people will see a set of zombie eye contact lenses at their local convenience store and think “Man, those will go great with my costume this year!”. It’s also the time of year when those same people will check in to their eye doctors […]
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FDA Warns to Quit Using Eye Drops from CVS, Target, & Rite Aid
Posted on October 31, 2023 by Scott in News.https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/30/health/fda-eye-drops-infection-risk/index.html I think this is the second time this has happened, but the FDA issued a new warning to quit using store branded eye drops from several retailers. Upon inspection, the FDA found “insanitary conditions at the manufactoring facilities” and “positive bacterial test results from environmental sampling of critical drug production areas in the facility”. […]
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Antioxidant Levels Linked to Reduced Dementia Risk
Posted on May 19, 2023 by Scott in News.Great little study about how people with higher levels of lutein & zeaxanthin have a lower risk of developing dementia later in life. It’s not a huge study, and it’s not a double-blind, randomized trial, but it does show a positive effect over time. I think this is a great starting point on the role […]
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It’s Gorgeous Out! Grab Some Sunglasses with UV Protection!
Posted on May 17, 2023 by Scott in News.I think I may be addicted. This is another blog post written by Microsoft’s Bing AI. I entered “benefits of sunglasses with UV protection” as the prompt. The difference in this article, is that on Bing, you can pick the conversational tone of the post- initially I chose the ‘informational’ tone. Bing Informational post about […]
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Latest Advancements in Care of Macular Degeneration-by Microsoft’s Bing
Posted on May 15, 2023 by Scott in News.You cannot find a news source anymore that isn’t screaming about the rise of chat bots that use artificial intelligence. It’s everywhere and it seems that all the major tech monopolies are rolling out their own versions of AI powered chat-bots. Microsoft transformed their Bing search engine into an AI bot that can write pretty […]
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More Research on Reversing Macular Degeneration Vision Loss
Posted on May 8, 2023 by Scott in News.This is a brief, poorly written article about new research into a method to reverse the vision loss due to macular degeneration. The process involves activating already present, but dormant glial cells in the eye which can then turn into retinal cells, restoring vision. It’s a process that occurs naturally in some fish species but […]
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