Things I Do But Should I: Bumps in the Eye
From June 2018, A Hyperthyroid FetusVanessa Cardy’s mom was right all along: applying warm compresses (or teabags) to hordeola, or styes, turned out to be a legit form of treatment. Topical antibiotics or steroids, on the other hand, are not helpful. Chalazia can benefit from intralesional steroid injections or even curettage.
8min 44Adrien Selim, MD and Vanessa Cardy, MD
Contact Lens Complications
From December 2017, Jingle, JingleMillions of people worldwide wear contact lens. Noninfectious and infectious complications of contact lenses are common and vary in severity from clinically inconsequential to potentially vision threatening.
21min 42Mizuho Morrison, DO and Matthieu DeClerck, MD
Things I Do, But Should I? - Conjunctivitis
From September 2017, You Can Do It!!It can be tricky to distinguish bacterial from viral conjunctivitis. In this segment, Adrien and Vanessa review diagnostic tips and the evidence behind different treatments for conjunctivitis. Antibiotic treatment of bacterail conjunctivitis may speed up return to work, though does not …
11min 5Adrien Selim, MD and Vanessa Cardy, MD
Pediatric Red Eye, Part 2
From March 2017, The Benzos & Fungus Among UsRed flags to consider in examining the pediatric red eye include: pain, vision loss, severe photophobia, profuse discharge, a chronically (>2 wks) red eye, irregularly shaped pupil.
22min 4Gil Benenbaum, MD and Solomon Behar, MD
What Do I Do Next? 41 Year Old Woman with Headache and Visual Change
From December 2016, Ear Pain is but a MemoryDiscuss neurologic assessment and distinction between concerning focal findings for stroke/TIA vs atypical migraine. •
16min 7Colin Kaide, MD and Mike Weinstock, MD