Miru 1 Day Contact Lens - Ultrathin Flat Pack

As part of our practice to bring innovation, quality and optimal vision we are in the process of helping launch a revolutionary new daily disposable contact lens in the US and our patients are to be among the first to try it, ahead of the national launch that will take place next year.

Our exciting new product is called Miru 1day, and it comes in an ultra slim package, barely 1mm thick. Besides being a very convenient product to carry around and store, it was designed to be easy to open, spill proof, and clearly a single-use device. An additional and very important feature is that the lens is always oriented with the posterior surface of the lens facing down, allowing the lens to be inserted without ever touching the part that will come into contact with the cornea.

Miru 1 Day




Miru 1day is made of hioxifilcon A, a HEMA-GMA soft lens polymer with 57% water content and excellent water retention properties aiding in comfort and minimizing dryness. The lens features aspheric optics for optimal vision and a comfortable edge .



The Miru 1day lens will be available from our unique Miru WebStore where patients can purchase their lenses online. If you would like to try out these amazing lenses call 212-355-5145 to set up an appointment.


Dr. Kevin Rosin
with Drs. Farkas, Kassalow, Resnick and Regina
30 East 60th St., Suite 201
New York,
NY 10025
www.eyewise.com


To learn about this innovative new product, we invite you to visit the Miru informational websites:

http://www.meniconamerica.com/consumer/features


http://www.meniconamerica.com/consumer/miru

DRY EYE - Treat the Cause!

Lipiflow in the treatment of Dry Eye --- soon to be highlighted on the hit TV show 'The Doctors'

Being the first Eye Care practice in New York to use both the Lipiview and Lipiflow technology (since 2011) has not only led us to best understand this incredible analysis and treatment technology, but has allowed us to help and change the lives of countless patients suffering with meibomian gland dysfunction and dry eye disease.

Most dry eye patients with inflamed and/or blocked meibomian (oil secreting eyelid glands) would be good candidates for the procedure and this can easily be assessed and measured in office.

The treatment, if appropriate for you, helps prevent the evaporation of your tears, improves tear quality and thus keep good tears on the eyes surface for longer, aiding in decreasing associated inflammation, ultimately decreasing dryness and burning symptoms.

Dry eye disease is an extremely common and sometimes debilitating condition affecting approximately 28 million Americans. Up to 80% of dry eye disease is as a result of evaporative dry eye known as meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD).

We here at Farkas, Kassalow, Resnick and Associates have had great success with the Lipiflow and have seen amazing improvements in both signs and symptoms with prolonged benefits in most patients. Patients report much improved comfort and we see significant clinical improvements related to their eyes and eyelids.

Lipiflow thermal pulsation offers a simple, quick, easy, safe, painless treatment solution for evaporative dry eye and has been shown to be significantly (2-3x) more effective then 10 minutes of diligent, warm compresses and lid massage done daily for several months.

LipiFlow is designed to treat the root cause of Evaporative Dry Eye, blocked Meibomian glands. Opening and clearing these blocked glands can allow them to resume natural production of lipids (oils) needed for a healthy tear film.

Remember to watch the TV show 'The Doctors' most likely being aired on May 6th, 2013 covering this innovative and novel solution to evaporative dry eye.


Please feel free to call me Dr. Kevin Rosin @ 212-355-5145 or my colleagues, Dr's Barry Farks, Jordan Kassalow, Susan Resnick and Regina Zyskowski or email me at doctors@eyewise.com with any other questions. If this is something you want to explore further it would be our pleasure to have you come in for an evaluation and to help manage this frustrating, uncomfortable and often painful condition.


Dr. Kevin Rosin
212-355-5145
30 East 60th St.
Suite 201
New York, NY

Visit www.lipiflow.blogspot.com for more info on Lipiflow in the treatment of meibomian gland dysfunction

RED AND ITCHY EYES

After a long winter and a delayed spring, Allergists are expecting a "rough" allergy season this spring and summer. We are already seeing lots of symptomatic patients complaining of itching, watering, red uncomfortable eyes often more severe than years past.

It is imperative that you have your eye doctor examine you to differentiate between allergies and other types of eye infections (such as viral conjunctivitis) and eye conditions as often there can be similiar symptoms among various maladies.

Oral allergy medications such as Zyrtec and Clarityn are often not enough to control and alleviate ocular allergy symptoms and in many cases may result in or add to dryness of the eyes.

An eye drop is usually needed when eyes are affected by allergies and there are some eye drops that can also prevent symptoms from occuring if started early enough. These drops have antihistamine properties (reduce or eliminate itching and redness) and are mast cell stabilizers which prevent the eyes from reacting to allergens in the environment. Drops like Pataday, Lastacaft, Bepreve, Elestat, Optivar among others fall into this category and also have different dosing and side effects so it is best to consult with your doctor before using. In more severe cases steroid eydrops are often very helpful in bringing relief and eliminating symptoms. Using these drops prior to the onset of symptoms can help prevent and ultimately decrease the overall severity of the allergic symptoms.

I often tell my patients to refrigerate their unpreseved artificial tears and they love the cooling soothing effect this brings about in addition to decreasing redness and flushing out or diluting the eye allergens.

Dry eyes also can result in greater and more exagerated symptoms and it is therefor imperative to have this managed by your eye doctor as well.

Should you have any questions please feel free to email me, Doctor Kevin Rosin at eyedockev@yahoo.com. Together with Doctors Barry Farkas, Jordan Kassalow, Susan Resnick and Regina Zyskowski we focus on Dry Eye , contact lenses and Ocular Allergies.

Visit us at our website www.eyewise.com or call me at 212-355-5145

Dr. Kevin Rosin - New York City

DryEyeTreatmentLipiflow

Discussion of a new and effective treatment for evaporative dry eye (Meibomitis)



Dry Eye Treatment- combating Meibomian Gland Dysfunction - Lipiflow Thermal Pulsation

'Meibomitis' or Posterior Blepharitis - A new buzz word in eye-care but an old chronic annoying condition.

Eye Doctors - Optometrists and Ophthalmologists have been taking care of dry eye related conditions often caused by meibomian gland dysfunction (reported in up to 65% of cases)for many decades. Blepharitis has also been reported in as many as 47% of patients presenting to the eye doctor.

Meibomitis is as a result of blocked meibomian glands which line the eyelids just behind the eyelashes. These glands are responsible for secreting oil into the tears and preventing evaporation of the Aqueous (watery)layer of the tears therefore keeping the tears on the surface of the eyes for longer, between blinks.

Treatment has routinely included warm compresses with eyelid massage, in addition to eye drops, supplements (fish oils) and oral medication (Doxycycline).

The mainstay management utilizing the warm compresses has come with poor patient compliance and thus varying and often undesirable results leading to a deterioration in the condition and thus worsening of Dry eye and its symptoms.

A new and dynamic therapy called 'Lipiflow thermal pulsation' has recently become commercially available and prior clinical studies have shown impressive results and amazing patient testimonials.

We, at the eye care practice of Dr's. Farkas, Kassalow, Resnick and Associates have been fortunate to be the first practice in New York to use this amazing treatment, and over the past several months have seen many happy and successful patients treated with the Lipiflow treatment. It is very exciting to finally have a treatment for this chronic and often cumbersome condition that does not require daily involvement from the patient and may keep them free from eye medications as well. Studies have shown patients reporting a reduction in there dry eye symptoms, often in excess of a year and this has been mirrored by the clinical objective findings too.

Lipiflow works by applying energy to the affected glands with warmth to the back eyelids and gentle pressure to the front of the eyelid. The procedure takes less than fifteen minutes and is well tolerated.

We also use a new and revolutionary tool called the Lipiview ocular surface interferometer to analyze the lipid (oil) layer of the tears obtaining an objective and repeatable quantification of ones tear stability, giving us more critical information in assessing Dry eye disease and its management.

Please do not hesitate to call me, Dr. Kevin Rosin @ 212-355-5145 or email me at doctors@eyewise.com should you need any other information. You can also go to http://www.tearscience.com/en/ to get information on the Lipiflow treatment and the Lipiview system.



www.eyewise.com

Kevin Rosin in association with Dr's Farkas kassalow & Resnick
Tel: 212-355-5145
30 East 60th St, Suite 201 New York, NY

Dry Eye - Tear Lab

The average person blinks about 10,000 times a day. Tears are essential allowing the eyelid to move smoothly over the front of the eye. The tears are made of a number of layers and a deficiency in any of these layers will ultimately lead to drying and ocular surface inflammation, often with accompanying symptoms.

A common cause or result of dry eye is hyperosmolarity, indicating an excess of salt in the tears.

Only recently has a test become commercially available to measure tear osmolarity previously only performed in academic and research settings.

We are fortunate in our practice in New York City to be one of the few to have the TearLab system which is the first objective and quantitative test for diagnosing and managing Dry Eye patients. It is fast and accurate and aids in the diagnosis in patients suspected of having dry eye disease.


This testing has been extremely helpful in managing and treating our numerous patients who have suffered with ocular surface disease (Dry Eye Syndrome).



www.eyewise.com
Kevin Rosin in association with Dr's Farkas kassalow & Resnick
Tel: 212-355-5145
30 East 60th St, Suite 201 New York, NY

http://tearlab.com/

Excessive "unwanted" tearing - Epiphora

Do you find walking outside especially on a cold winter day a chore, because of eyes that don't seem to stop streaming with tears, constantly having to blot excess tears traveling down your cheeks?

Epiphora (chronic tearing) often caused by a blockage to the drainage ducts/canals or abnormal lid position, but paradoxically may be also be a result of reflex tearing in response to dryness. The latter cause is often the result if the tearing is sporadic and associated with specific environmental conditions.

There are a number of tests and evaluations that should be done, primarily to discover the cause and then next to implement a treatment protocol. Topical drops may be included in the treatment to help eradicate symptoms especially if dry eye is found to be the cause.

At Farkas, Kassalow, Resnick and Associates we encounter patients on a regular basis with varying forms of epiphora and have had great success in helping patients manage this frustrating condition.

For more information contact me Dr. Kevin Rosin or my associates Dr. Barry Farkas, Dr. Jordan Kassalow, Dr. Susan Resnick and Dr. Regina Zyszkowski.

Tel: 212-355-5145
30 East 60th St, Suite 201 New York, NY
http://www.eyewise.com/

Presbyopia - Transcleral light therapy

Presbyopia - the diminished ability to focus on near objects related to increasing age



In our late thirties and early forties most of us will notice that it is more difficult and strenuous to read up close. Many people require reading glasses, multifocal glasses (progressives or bifocals) or an adjustment in their contact lenses to adjust for near . This difficulty increases with age. The theories include a thickening of our internal (intraocular) lenses and a weakening of our internal eye muscles responsible for changing focus.



We are very fortunate to be one of the only practices in the country to have the Oculatek transcleral light therapy system (www.oculatek.com) in our office and currently involved in clinical trials. Transcleral light therapy is a new presbyopia treatment in which a laser device emits a low level of light aimed at strengthening the ciliary muscle (which bends and straightens the lens) under the sclera - the whites of the eyes.

There was a recent article in the New York times discussing this treatment as well as various treatment options. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/01/fashion/01skin.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=skin%20deep%20January%201,%202009&st=cse)



We have seen some promising results and look forward to trying various treatment protocols to find the optimum treatment program so this therapy can soon be one of the options that the presbyopic population can turn to for an alternative to glasses and multifocal contact lenses.

I, Dr Kevin Rosin and my colleagues at Farkas, Kassalow, Resnick and Associates (http://www.eyewise.com/) are glad to be at the forefront of the Eyecare world, not only utilising and evaluating various mainstream and specialty contact lenses, but also having the opportunity to work with some of the latest devices and treatment related to vision correction including the Oculatek transcleral light therapy system.

Please feel free to contact me, Dr. Kevin Rosin or Dr. Jordan Kassalow (founder and chairman of Visionspring formerly the Scojo foundation - http://www.visionspring.org/) for any questions or information you may require.
Tel : 212-355-514530

East 60th street, Suite 201, New York, NY 10022

http://www.eyewise.com/