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Gotham News – August
August is Cataract Awareness Month and since there is confusion as to what exactly cataracts are and how they are treated, I would like to give a quick overview. And see below for the winner of last month’s crossword puzzle and for this month’s new puzzle. The solution for last month’s puzzle is posted on the www.gothamlasik.com website.
Essentially, a cataract is a clouding of the natural lens in the eye. Though often described as a film or coating over the eye or the vision, the abnormality lies inside the eye. (See the pictures below.)
Gotham News – July
Doctor’s Note
The theme for July is ‘Wellness and Health Naturally’, and so Gotham is providing some information and a few helpful hints for increasing your holistic health awareness and hopefully by doing so, improving your life and health. I refer you to my previous post in the March newsletter Doctor’s Note on nutrition and eye health. Below you will find some info to help with your skin and skincare routine. I would like to just mention something about blueberries since summer is upon us. Lutein and zeaxanthin are carotenoids found in blueberries. Both of these carotenoids show promise in slowing age-related vision disorders and eye disease. According to Jules A. Mares, PhD, et. al., in an article published in the Archives of Ophthalmology, lutein and zeaxanthin may even slow progression of disease once the disease is present, but I must stress that studies so far are inconclusive. In fact, eating at least three servings of any fruit per day may help prevent age related macular degeneration, not necessarily just blueberries. So at this time of year when fruit is so readily available and so fresh, it only makes sense to add it to your diet – it doesn’t hurt, it’s good for you, and it may help your eye health!
Crossword Puzzle!
This month I’ve included a crossword puzzle whose topic is the eye, lasik, and laser vision correction. The first person to finish the puzzle correctly will receive a prize. (Next month will be a puzzle for skincare.) All answers can be either emailed to me at: drbonanni@gothamlasik.com, sent by mail (postmark date) to our address: 156 West 56th St., 12th Flr, NY, NY 10019, or faxed to: 212.646.9998 Good luck!
Melanoma Awareness Month: Remember Melanoma is not just a skin cancer!
Melanoma is not only a cancer of the skin. Melanoma can and frequently does affect the eye. There are multiple types of ocular melanoma. This cancer not only affects the skin around the eye and the eyelids but can appear on the white of the eye (conjunctiva) and in the structures inside the eye. Most dark spots are simply naevi (freckles) and are not a concern. They can also occur on the iris and in the retina. (It’s important for these to be noted and watched on your yearly eye exam.)
It is important to see an ophthalmologist if the freckle or brown spot on your eyelids or on the white of the eye changes – increases size or changes shape or color. Remember, early detection is key in treating this condition. A local excision may be curative before it has a chance to metastasize at which time the prognosis is grim. Sunglasses are important for many reasons (guarding against UV rays which cause cataracts and retinal disease for example) but especially for increasing the risk of ocular melanoma.
Eye melanoma symptoms:
- In the early stages the person may have no symptoms (the person will not know there is a melanoma in the eye till he/she has their eyes checked and looked into with the opthalmoscope by the optician/ opthalmologist/ optometrist)
- The benign form of eye melanoma is called a nevus. Regular checks and close watching on it are done to ensure that it doesn’t turn into a melanoma.
- When it grows larger – there may be blurred vision, double vision, decrease in vision, retinal detachment and loss of vision)
- If the melanoma is on the conjunctiva or the iris it will be seen as a blackish/brownish spot on the iris/conjunctiva.
- If not caught and treated early, eye melanomas can spread to other parts of the body, mainly the liver.
Treatments for eye melanoma?
- Cryotherapy and plaque therapy. (to freeze and/or burn the melanoma)
- Laser therapy.
- Surgery to remove the eye, this is called an enucleation.
- Surgery to remove part of the eye, such as iridectomy and iridocyclectomy.
- Chemotherapy.
- Radiotherapy.
To know more about the signs and symptoms of melanoma, click here.
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