- GlaucomaGlaucoma (pressure damage to the optic nerve).... perhaps it runs in your family or you’ve been told you might have it?
- OphthalmologyDr. Libre earned his undergraduate degree from Yale (Biology) and his MD from the University of Maryland; he served his ophthalmology residency at Columbia U Medical Center and glaucoma fellowship at Cornell NY Hospital. He has been on the Columbia faculty since 1994 and authored peer-reviewed articles in glaucoma and cataract surgery. He has performed many thousands of cataract surgeries, glaucoma surgeries (including trabeculectomy, Ahmed valve implant, IStent, Kahook, Hydrus) and laser treatments (SLT, iridotomy, iridoplasty, cyclophotocoagulation, micropulse cyclophotocoagulation).
- Macular DegenerationDr. Singh is experienced in managing glaucoma, cataracts, macular degeneration, corneal disease and dry eye. She speaks conversational Spanish. When not at work, Dr. Singh enjoys spending as much time outside as possible, caring for her flower garden, and tackling home improvement projects with her husband.
- CataractsCataract patients often pay about $300 for postoperative drops: a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory, a steroid, and an antibiotic — but this expense and complexity may be of no value. The non-steroidal drop is very important, but there is no evidence that the expensive new products are better than the older generic ones. The expensive steroid drop can be easily replaced with an inexpensive injection at surgery — or a very expensive steroid implant that has not been shown to be better than injection. And there is growing evidence that antibiotics injected into the eye at surgery are critical, but that antibiotic drops are useless. (Dr. Libre, with technician/student Sean Matthews, published a study of injectable antibiotic effectiveness: “Endophthalmitis prophylaxis by intracameral antibiotics: in vitro model comparing vancomycin, cefuroxime, and moxifloxacin” (Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, 2017).
- Cataract SurgeryIf you live long enough, the lens inside your eye will become cloudy and will need to be replaced by a clear plastic lens implant. Cataract surgery is usually performed when the patient notices intolerable glare while driving or when general blurriness is no longer correctable with glasses.
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