A single cigarette produces enough smoke to alter
genes in the lungs, according to a study in the American
Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.1 Low
levels of tobacco smoke produce biologic changes in the
small airway epithelium, the site…
Excessive Weight Gain During Pregnancy Affects Birth Weight
Maternal weight gain during pregnancy influenced the
baby’s birth weight independently of genetic factors,
according to a study in the Lancet.1
David Ludwig, MD, and Janet Currie, PhD, of Children’s
Hospital Boston studied data from 513,501 women a…
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5 Questions with William B.Trattler,MD
What is unique about the Center
for Excellence in Eye Care, a practice
you share with your father
and 12 other doctors in Miami?A unique aspect of our group is that,
despite being 14 doctors in size, we can
individual…
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Unexpected IFIS
Chang and Campbell defined intraoperative floppy
iris syndrome (IFIS) as shrinking of the pupil
in combination with billowing and prolapse of
the iris during cataract surgery.1 I personally
define IFIS as the case poised to derail m…
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Glare After Damage to the Iris
A51-year-old woman referred to me from the
Sunshine State had undergone cataract surgery
in her left eye. Unfortunately during the procedure,
the iris was damaged, leading to severe
glare and profound functional disability. Her visual acuity
…
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Traumatic Cataract and Mydriasis
A68-year-old physician had suffered a bungee
cord injury to his right eye 8 months prior to
surgery. He had symptoms of bothersome glare
and photophobia due to a traumatic mydriasis
that left him with a pupil permanently dilated to 7 mm
in di…