Dr Nima's Eye Pod

Cancer drugs can save lives - but sometimes the eye gets caught in the crossfire.In this short video, I discuss how modern cancer treatments, particularly immune checkpoint inhibitors and other immuno-oncology therapies, can activate the immune system to fight cancer, but occasionally trigger inflammation in the eye.As a uveitis specialist, I’m seeing this become increasingly relevant. Eye problems can range from dry eye and red eye to uveitis, scleritis, retinal inflammation, optic nerve involvement and neuro-ophthalmic symptoms.Symptoms to watch for include: red eye, pain, light sensitivity, blurred vision, floaters, double vision or sudden visual change.The key message is awareness, not fear.Please do not stop cancer treatment yourself. If you develop new visual symptoms during cancer treatment, speak to your oncology team and seek ophthalmology advice. Early recognition can save sight.This video is for education and awareness only and is not a substitute for individual medical advice.

🚨 NEW HEALTH ALERT: Do you prep raw seafood at home? 🦐🐟A virus known as CMNV, which has historically only affected aquatic life like farmed shrimp and fish, has officially jumped to humans. It is causing a brand-new, treatment-resistant eye disease called POH-VAU (Persistent Ocular Hypertensive Viral Anterior Uveitis).Why does this matter?Because it reminds us that the eye can sometimes be an early warning system for emerging infections , and that health, food systems, occupational exposure, aquaculture and eye disease are all connected.Practical takeaways:🧤 Wear gloves if regularly handling raw seafood🧼 Wash hands thoroughly after preparation🍤 Cook seafood properly👁️ Seek urgent eye care if you develop a red painful eye, blurred vision, light sensitivity or symptoms of raised eye pressureAs a Uveitis specialist, I’m putting on my WHO Fides hat today to share this urgent public health update that every home cook and seafood lover needs to know about. This is an evolving topic, but the message is simple: be aware, be sensible, and don’t ignore a painful red eye.References:• Liu et al., Nature Microbiology, 2026• World Organisation for Animal Health — CMNV disease card• WHO Fides — health professionals countering misinformation online#shorts #health #publichealth

Marty Feldman's iconic eyes were a result of his thyroid Eye Disease (Graves' ophthalmopathy) and a strabismus which was not corrected properly. Thyroid Eye Disease represents a spectrum of inflammation:https://www.nature.com/articles/s41433-018-0302-1Our understanding of Thyroid Eye Disease has been slowly increasing over the decades since his roles, but we still don't have a magic bullet to manage this complex condition which affects our patients in so many different ways.Future treatments will likely move beyond current anti-inflammatory and surgical interventions, and towards more personalized, targeted therapies, including new biologic treatments. I've just returned from the EUGOGO meeting in Warsaw, where both Ophthalmology and Endocrinology were well-represented, and it is an exciting time.I am cautiously optimisting about the current work being done. I also hope that advances in gene therapy, regenerative medicine, and precision medicine hold promise for repairing damaged tissues, reducing inflammation, potentially preventing TED in at-risk patients before it even develops.