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Amanda Zellar
Dr. Rautio’s Solutions to Dry Eyes
As an optometrist specializing in the treatment of dry eye diseases (DED), I have found that screening for and treating the associated Meibomian Gland Dysfunction (MGD) has led to significant improvement in patient comfort. Moreover, it provides long-term resolution of …
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Amanda Zellar
Can Treating MGD Treat Your Dry Eyes?
Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) could be one of the most common chronic eye problems of which you’ve never heard. To start, though, you should probably know a little bit about the glands themselves. The Meibomian glands are sebaceous glands, or …
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Amanda Zellar
The BEST Gifts Keep on Giving
There’s someone in your life who deserves the best. They put everyone else first the rest of the year, putting in late nights with the kids on homework and science projects. They strive to reach higher, work harder, do more. …
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Amanda Zellar
Tattoos Don’t Belong on your Eyeball and Other Obvious Things
Back in September, clickbait news sites shared photos of model Catt Gallinger, a body-modification enthusiast who chose to have her then-boyfriend give her a scleral tattoo. That’s right, she chose to have ink injected into the white part of her …
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Amanda Zellar
Sitting Down with Dr. Rautio
We’ve added a new member to the Laser Eye Institute team recently, Dr. Jeffrey Rautio, OD. To celebrate, I sat down with Dr. Rautio over coffee, and asked him a few questions about optometry. We also talked about his contributions …
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Amanda Zellar
Frequently Asked Questions: Part Three
Are there Age Limits for Lasik? The FDA has currently approved Lasik and PRK for patients aged 18-59 and ReLex SMILE for patients 21-59. Dr. Haddad sticks to these guidelines, but we do have vision correction options for patients ages …
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Amanda Zellar
CXL for KK: Collagen Cross-linking for Keratoconus
Previously, we explained keratoconus, and how the disease can affect your vision and your life. There are treatment options for this condition, though, and one of the most exciting developments in ophthalmology in the last 20 years has been Corneal …
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Amanda Zellar
Crain’s Business Honors Dr. Haddad
Dr. Haddad was invited to the Crain’s Business annual Healthcare Heroes event. This formally honors those medical professionals who have made a significant contribution to their communities and healthcare as a whole this year. His contributions to advancing vision correction …
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Amanda Zellar
Laser Eyes Are For Athletes
What do Shaun Rogers, Cory Schlesinger, and Kalimba Edwards from the Detroit Lions; Grayson Greiner from the Detroit Tigers; Tiger Woods; Lindsay Vonn; and Laser Eye Institute’s own Jack Roush, Jr. have in common? They’ve all had laser vision correction …
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