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| Question Again | 6/10/2008 |
Q: Well you might've answered a similar question but for sure it was'nt mine since this is the first ...
A: Sofiya, You seem to be suffering from Dry eyes.. you will need a combination of anti inflamatory eye ...
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| syes | 3/29/2008 |
Q: I am 31 years old and I had myopia or near-sightedness since I was 14 years old. When I was 17 years ...
A: you are not damaging your eyes by not using your glasses. However I fail to understand why you have ...
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| Surgery | 2/29/2008 |
Q: I'm a 18 year old male. My eye sight isn't too bad, -1.75 in one eye and -2.25 in the other. I would ...
A: wait for a year and if there is no change in your prescription, go ahead. Yes it is safe effective ...
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| PSC Cateracts | 2/13/2008 |
Q: I'm writing for a friend who I think needs more info for the decision she's making. She has PSC ...
A: Dificult to say on a consultation like this Lisa... however, if her vision is markedly poor in ...
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| Regarding LASIK surgery - flap with microkeratome or laser? | 2/10/2008 |
Q: I am a medical student doing residency in pediatrics. One of my fellow residents recommended your ...
A: TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS - 1)GET IT DONE BY A SURGEON WHO IS INTIMATELY FAMILIAR WITH WHATEVER ...
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| Lasik Overcorrection | 1/22/2008 |
Q: I'm very grateful for your advice. I'm a 47-year-old male who underwent Custom IntraLasik with a ...
A: i have indeed seen cases such as yours.. most all have corrected themselves.. in the very small ...
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| regarding squintness in my eyes | 12/21/2007 |
Q: i am ram,age-19 and i am doing my UG in chennai.I have been using spectacles for the past 7 years ...
A: Dr Ramamurthy is a dear friend of mine. If he has advised you that the squint will go with LASIK, ...
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| eye exam | 9/5/2007 |
Q: Today I went for further testing to check for possible Lasik surgery to correct my vision. While ...
A: pressures of 21 /22 are borderline. they should be checked again. i am sure this was probably a ...
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| Eye Surgery. | 8/15/2007 |
Q: My eyes numbers are R -8,-1 cyl,120 deg L -7,-1 cyl,120 deg sir I am planing to do laser operation ...
A: you would first need to assess your suitability with a competent eyecare professional before you ...
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| Fuzzy eyesight | 7/2/2007 |
Q: I got both eyes lasered 1 month ago. It seems that I have 20/20 vision in both eyes on their own but ...
A: I would need to know the following 1) what was your pre operative spect. prescription 2) was the ...
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| Scar removal after many years of cataract surgery | 6/29/2007 |
Q: Banaji: I was born with congenital cataract, and had a removal surgery at age of 8. Now that I'm ...
A: the first eye you talk about, has what I presume to be, a thick posterior capsule that is easily ...
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| post lasik eye strain | 5/17/2007 |
Q: I am 1 year post op from lasik on both eyes and then 1 month post op from enhancement on the left ...
A: This is the first I have heard of a symptom like yours, and if you can give me your present ...
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| Age, Costs, Risks | 3/15/2007 |
Q: i am a 17 year old male. i have myopia and my numbers are pretty high, roughly around -7 in each ...
A: I think you are still a bit young for this surgery... an unchanged spectscle prescription 1 year ...
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| Post Lask Woes | 1/24/2007 |
Q: Before I retired, I was also an expert on this site and found it most rewarding. I am a 47 year old ...
A: May i firstly offer you my congratulations on the ability and great good sense to be able to retire ...
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| CATARACT SURGERY | 1/17/2007 |
Q: I had a cataract eye surgery 2 months back (replacing the lens through Phacoemulsification. After 25 ...
A: i think it sounds like you have a slight swelling of fluid in your retina ( macular edema) .. it is ...
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| Laser Surgery | 11/28/2006 |
Q: In your opinion, shouldn't a person have laser surgery on one eye at a time, just in case something ...
A: LASIK is safe enough to be a bilateral procedure.It is a great surgery if you are a candidate for ...
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| Should I get an enhancement? | 11/15/2006 |
Q: Banaji and thanks for answering my question. Do you think an eye measurement of Distance Sph. -0.50 ...
A: Wayne, If you are prepared to wear reading glasses for all near work - cell phone, computers, price ...
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| Eye sight | 11/12/2006 |
Q: For my left eye it is -1.00 and for my right eye it is -1.75, I've been wearing contacts for about ...
A: i would sugest that you do not wear contact lenses for 2 months and wear spectacles instead. After ...
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| lasik correction | 10/16/2006 |
Q: what is the cost for lasik correction for me? how long will the proceedure take? i am -2.50 right ...
A: you can get your lasik done for as little as 15,00 rs for both eyes. Whereas the really high tech ...
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| laisk/corneal dystrophy | 10/9/2006 |
Q: Is Lasik surgery possible if a person has corneal dystrophy? I was scheduled for Lasik and 3 days ...
A: there are very many types of corneal dystrophies. Most woulf be a contraindication for going ahead ...
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| cataract/complications | 10/8/2006 |
Q: I had a cataract removed (phaco and IOL) because my pressure went up 2 times after the removal of ...
A: you are over reacting beaause you have insufficient information. An after cataract is not a big ...
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| Burning Eyes | 9/8/2006 |
Q: I came back from vacation with eyes that felt sunburnned. It was 116 degrees in Vegas and I didn't ...
A: so sorry about the pain... pterygium is usualy a result of a dry eye...the vegas trip is probably co ...
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| lasik | 9/6/2006 |
Q: I had Lasik done about 5 years ago there. I left Bombay and now live in the states. 2 years later, ...
A: Latika , would you please answer the following questions to help me get a better idea if i can help ...
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| Lasik | 8/21/2006 |
Q: I suffer from nearsightedness and have so for years. I work with PCs so I’m sure this is a leading ...
A: yes your number has to be stable before you consider LASIK, and computers have nothing to do with ...
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| Jobs in Mumbai | 6/12/2006 |
Q: I am an opthalmologist - MRCOpth from Eidburgh and have been working in London and Oxford hospitals ...
A: Are you sure you want to come back. After 5 years in england , it will be torture to live in this ...
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| Can myopia recur after LASIK ? | 12/20/2005 |
Q: I request you to clarify if myopia can recur after LASIK is done and is the vision clarity adversely ...
A: most unlikely sheetal.. sometimes very very seldom yes - but to a minimal extent.lens wearing after ...
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| Long term side-effects of LASIK | 11/19/2005 |
Q: If one achieves good short term correction with LASIK, what are the chances of any long-term ...
A: no discernable long term side effects of LASIK have been discerned to date..i always do both eyes of ...
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| Cataract surgery | 11/17/2005 |
Q: Why in the process of cataract surgery would my doctor strech my pupil ?
A: well.. we need a large field in which to work.. and we work through the pupil... sometimes the pupil ...
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| Further information on Ken Erickson's vision problem I previously wrote about | 10/7/2005 |
Q: After his eye exam with an opthmalogist today this was part of the finding if this can help shed ...
A: 1) tHERE ARE NO EXERCISES TO HELP THIS CONDITION 2) ISCHAEMIC OPTIC NEUROPATHY IS A BIT NAUGHT . THE ...
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| How to prevent detiorating eyesight from getting worse | 10/7/2005 |
Q: My Husband Ken Erickson 6 years ago (having had perfect vision) was give the Kumadin drug prior to ...
A: Marilyn and Ken, I can deeply empathise with what you both are going through. Ken seems to have had ...
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| LASIK enhancements | 8/26/2005 |
Q: I was extremely near sighted. -650 and -575. I had the LASIK surgery and had perfect vision for ...
A: teresa, you seem to be very perceptive and have answered your questions yourself! 1) -.75 as a ...
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| LASIK | 7/1/2005 |
Q: I have heard that ORCAWAVE lasik with a schwind laser is the best.how does it differ from simple ...
A: it is a good laser , made by a small but relatively unknown german company - which i believe is on ...
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| Cataracts | 5/12/2005 |
Q: I am currently 20, when I was 11 I was diagnosed with a cataract in my left eye. In general it ...
A: million dollar question.. no one khows the exact cause of cataract.. if they did , most eye surgeons ...
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| lasik lazer | 4/30/2005 |
Q: i consulted 2 doctors in DELHI 4 lasik laser.one of them suggested me c-lasik and said that no. will ...
A: when it comes to LASIK, go to the most expensive doctor you can find!!! I would sugest Dr Noshir ...
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| negative dysphotopsia | 3/25/2005 |
Q: As an unfortunate result of last year's surgery to remove a macular pucker which had formed on my ...
A: you are over reacting. This is fairly common... and as your research sugests - benign. the more you ...
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| diploma and degree difference | 1/11/2005 |
Q: i am Dr. Hanny Drew and have paassed my MBBS from mumbai university and currently preparing for ...
A: a diploma is an exam at a slightly lower level than a degree(MS) You will not get prestegious jobs ...
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| Myopia Surgery | 9/28/2004 |
Q: My name is Vagner Martins ad I am typing from Brazil. Could you please help me ? I would like to ...
A: Of course there is. First get her retina examined by a very competent retinal surgeon. If there are ...
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| lasik surgery in presence of corneal scar. | 8/16/2004 |
Q: i am a 23 yr old female and i am suffering from myopia since the last 7 yrs. currently my number is ...
A: Your scar will have to be examined before we can make a call on the procedure. However, the way you ...
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| Lasik Surgery | 4/29/2004 |
Q: My fifteen yr. old, was diagnosed, three days ago with a pre-infection on his left eye. Prior to his ...
A: Your son has oviously been naughty in overwearing his lenses or else not sticking to the hygene ...
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| Intraliask safe if you've had RK? | 4/16/2004 |
Q: I have a friend who was 3 diopters myopic in both eyes. He had RK done in his left eye and the ...
A: i have no experience with intralasik... it is a good procedure though. However i have tons of ...
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| Lasek Treatment | 4/15/2004 |
Q: Doctor Banaji, I know this is a little unorthadox, but I am a patient considering Lasek ...
A: My word! You are half a refractive surgeon already!! Go with the wavelight , its hugely better than ...
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| LASIK - Over corrected problem | 4/7/2004 |
Q: I am 39 this year. I have just went through the LASIK and was shock to know that I am over ...
A: Dont' worry at all stephen... depending upon what laser has been used for your LASIK, some patients ...
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| Eye shield at night after LASIK | 3/16/2004 |
Q: Banaji I had LASIK done on both of my eyes just under two weeks ago. Up until now I've been wearing ...
A: firstly, congratulations for having LASIK done. I am sure you are delighted, and hence your ...
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| MS and lasik procedure... | 2/29/2004 |
Q: I am 24 years old and am 7 diopters myopic and have 1 diopter of astigmatism. I absolutely hate my ...
A: i understand your disspointment Ashley. MS is not a strict contraindication to having LASIK and it ...
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| My daughter had a Lasik surgery | 2/9/2004 |
Q: She had a Lasik surgery in december and her right eye thereafter was perfect whilst her left eye ...
A: from what i can discern a -.5 diopter residual number after LASIK is not bad at all.. beyond that it ...
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