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| Do human visual and colour receptor work differently? do human have the same visual experience? | 7/4/2008 | Mitchell Axelrod |
Q: I got question on human vision -Does Human have the same colour vision receptor? Do they work ...
A: There are the 'visual acuity' measurements taken at typical eye exams. There are tests for ...
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| Eye Fatigue | 7/4/2008 | Dr Anand Shroff, MD, FICS |
Q: as per your advice i consulted ENT specialist after taking medicines for 15 days,there was no eye ...
A: One must get to the root and treat the cause, otherwise you will have this as a recurrent problem. ...
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| Clear Lens Extraction - Vision Improvement | 7/4/2008 | Dr. Anshu Sahai |
Q: About the Electric Shock effect on the eye, I get as though some minute particle is moving inside ...
A: Okay- now I understand your query. The minute particles you see moving are usually called ...
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| Clear Lens Extraction - Vision Improvement | 7/4/2008 | Dr Anand Shroff, MD, FICS |
Q: I am very cool now. The Power before the Surgery was -18 on the Left eye and - 16 on the right ...
A: Ideally you must wait for at least 4 weeks before taking glasses for far numbers as this may change ...
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| Do human visual and colour receptor work differently? do human have the same visual experience? | 7/3/2008 | Dr. Anshu Sahai |
Q: I got a question on human vision -Does Human have the same colour vision receptor? Do they work ...
A: I will try to briefly answer your queries. Please find the answers noted against each of the ...
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| Do human visual and colour receptor work differently? do human have the same visual experience? | 7/3/2008 | Mitchell Axelrod |
Q: I got question on human vision -Does Human have the same colour vision receptor? Do they work ...
A: You ask some interesting questions. I would say that as far as color vision goes, we are all ...
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| liquid inside the eye | 7/3/2008 | Dr. Anshu Sahai |
Q: is there anything i can do to prevent the liquid inside the eye from detaching itself to cause ...
A: If by liquid you mean the vitreous and by detaching you mean posterior vitreous detachment- I am ...
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| corneal ulcer | 7/3/2008 | Dr Anand Shroff, MD, FICS |
Q: first, i would like to say that you are very nice in answering all of these peoples questions when ...
A: Usually steroids are not prescribed for corneal ulcers unless 'sterile', which the doctor can tell ...
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| PD 60 vs 57 | 7/3/2008 | Michael J. Wojciak, O.D. |
Q: I have a prescription with a PD of 57 and a +1.50 SPH in both eyes. I want to buy a pair of Oakley ...
A: "PD" stands for pupillary distance or the distance in millimeters between the eyes. Gross errors in ...
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| Clear Lens Extraction Surgery | 7/2/2008 | Dr Anand Shroff, MD, FICS |
Q: On 26th & 27th June 2008, I did Clear Lens Extraction Surgery for my eyes. Basically , I was using ...
A: I would not worry. Firstly, your vision is fine. And your surgeries are very recent. It takes time ...
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| Problems with Clear Lens Extraction Surgery | 7/2/2008 | Dr. Anshu Sahai |
Q: On 26th & 27th June 2008, I did Clear Lens Extraction Surgery for my eyes. Basically , I was using ...
A: I am a bit confused by your query. Could you kindly describe the "Lightning / Electric Shock" that ...
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| shadow on my eye | 7/1/2008 | Dr Anand Shroff, MD, FICS |
Q: i have a small shadow on my eyeball, The left one below my pupil and when i look around i see what ...
A: This could be a small floater in the vitreous. It may not be anything to be worried about, but a ...
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| Crying with contact lenses in | 7/1/2008 | Dr Anand Shroff, MD, FICS |
Q: I had a question about crying when I have my contacts in. I was crying yesterday with them inside, ...
A: This reaction would not be caused just by the tears, howvere if you rubbed your eyes, that too with ...
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| eyes | 7/1/2008 | Dr. Anshu Sahai |
Q: got a new pair of reading glasses but could not see properly out of them struggled with out them for ...
A: Any new pair of eye glasses usually takes a little while to get adjusted too. Also think of it this ...
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| my eyes | 7/1/2008 | Dr Anand Shroff, MD, FICS |
Q: my eyes whites have always been slightly yellow... only the exposed part though.. the sides under my ...
A: This can be a natural colour for your eyes. Sometimes 'Clearine' helps the eyes look white, although ...
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| My sister lost vision due to encephalitis | 7/1/2008 | Dr Anand Shroff, MD, FICS |
Q: My sisiter has suffered from encephalitis in whic she has lost her eyesight. She can only detect any ...
A: I am unaware of the benefits of acupuncture, however in damage of the optic nerve very little ...
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| Vision dimming with elevated heartbeat | 7/1/2008 | Mitchell Axelrod |
Q: Dr. Axelrod, I am a 35 year old male in perfect health, good blood pressure, cholesterol good, and ...
A: I used to notice a similar pulsing years ago. I asked a neuro-ophthalmologist I worked with about ...
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| Patching for left lazy eye, strabismis and long sightedness | 7/1/2008 | Dr Anand Shroff, MD, FICS |
Q: My son has been patching since he was 2 years old, he is now 5 years old. He has very good control ...
A: The only drug treatment I can think of is when some doctors put eye drops in the good eye which ...
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| Cataracts and dry AMD | 7/1/2008 | Dr. Anshu Sahai |
Q: Sahai, My Mother (age 79) has cataracts and dry AMD in both eyes. Her opthalmologist told her that ...
A: I appreciate your concerns about the development of wet ARMD after cataract surgery. I must however ...
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| basic glass info | 6/30/2008 | Dr Anand Shroff, MD, FICS |
Q: My daughter has to get glasses at 22 months. Her prescription is for +4.50 OD and OS. Is this a ...
A: You need to clarify if this prescription is one eye or both. If only one eye, then it is very ...
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| Red Cloudy Eyes | 6/30/2008 | Dr. Anshu Sahai |
Q: I have a daughter who is now 2 year old and has about a year suffering from red eyes. It all started ...
A: Vitamin A deficiency is not a big problem if handled properly. Normally a growing child needs a lot ...
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| eye tumer | 6/30/2008 | Dr. Anshu Sahai |
Q: my 13 year old sister has developed tumer near her retina,this we found after her mri scan conducted ...
A: Any tumour in/near the retina is a very serious issue. I would strongly suggest immediate ...
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| Patching for left lazy eye, strabismis and long sightedness | 6/30/2008 | Dr Anand Shroff, MD, FICS |
Q: My son has been patching since he was 2 years old, he is now 5 years old. He has very good control ...
A: The patching can be continued till the child is 7 to 9 years old. I do not know of any drugs or ...
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| Diabetic Retinopathy | 6/30/2008 | Dr. Anshu Sahai |
Q: background diabetic retinopathy, moderate myopia astigmatism bilateral : pinguecula also states that ...
A: In our practice, we usually recommend that a diabetic should, after 10 years of onset of diabetes, ...
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| Blinking | 6/30/2008 | Mitchell Axelrod |
Q: My son is almost 4 years old and for the last 3 weeks has been blinking his eyes really hard. Its ...
A: First have him examined an optometrist used to examining young children or by a pediatric ...
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| not sure | 6/29/2008 | Dr Anand Shroff, MD, FICS |
Q: Shroff, I recently noticed that my eyes feel "weird" when I'm driving. It feels like the back of ...
A: Yes, this could be an eye allergy making your eyes water, however, if your vision is not very sharp ...
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| Glaucoma and head trauma | 6/29/2008 | Dr Anand Shroff, MD, FICS |
Q: A couple of months ago, I was getting my eyes checked so that I could get contact lenses. When my ...
A: Glaucoma is a condition which can be diagnosed not by symptoms of headaches but checking the eye ...
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| Glaucoma and Head Trauma | 6/29/2008 | Dr. Anshu Sahai |
Q: A couple of months ago, I was getting my eyes checked so that I could get contact lenses. When my ...
A: I appreciate your concerns about glaucoma. Glaucoma, caused by injury is actually a relatively ...
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| the use of reading glasses to improve night vision | 6/29/2008 | Mitchell Axelrod |
Q: I went to the opthalmologist and have better than 20/20 vison! I do have poor night vision-mostly ...
A: You don't state your age, and it does matter. The eye doc is thinking probably that you have ...
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| blood pooling in back of eyes | 6/29/2008 | Mitchell Axelrod |
Q: I have just been told that i have some blood pooling in the back of my eyes and need more tests one ...
A: I'm sorry to hear about your eyes. Blood pooling in the back of your eyes is another way of saying ...
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| Vision / eye power | 6/29/2008 | Dr. Anshu Sahai |
Q: SPH of my right eye is -7.75,CYL -2.00,axis 170degree,V/A 6/6 & that of left eye are -7.00,-2.5,180 ...
A: As per your prescription, you already have a vision of 6/6 in both eyes. This is better ( and ? ...
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| Scleral Neovascularization | 6/29/2008 | Dr Anand Shroff, MD, FICS |
Q: I have developed scleral neovascularization, secondary to soft contact lens wear. One vessel is ...
A: The eye specialist can help you with some eye drops to shrink the vessels and also will need to do ...
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| Wrong eyeglass prescription | 6/28/2008 | Mitchell Axelrod |
Q: Can an incorrect eyeglass prescription damage your eyes? I went in for a checkup and my doctor said ...
A: All three prescriptions are similar in power and honestly in my opinion not that different. You ...
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| Eye Problem | 6/27/2008 | Michael J. Wojciak, O.D. |
Q: Sir, I am a 18 year old student. For the past few days I have been noticing a slight blurred vision ...
A: You must not live in the US where I practice. I am not familiar with 6/6, but I would guess it is ...
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| Blurred Vision | 6/27/2008 | Dr Anand Shroff, MD, FICS |
Q: Sir, I am a 18 year old student. For the past few days I have been noticing a slight blurred vision ...
A: Yes, we can treat the blurred vision, once we figure the cause, which can only be done in the eye ...
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| Small bubble on the whit of my eye | 6/27/2008 | Mitchell Axelrod |
Q: I am 26 years old. Yesterday, I my eye felt like something was in it and I did rub it a bit. This ...
A: It's OK. If it's new, bubble-like, it is a conjunctival cyst, but if it is adjacent to the colored ...
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| Cornea lattice Degeneration | 6/26/2008 | Dr. Anshu Sahai |
Q: I am 27 and I had Lasik surgery 5 years ago. Yesterday, I went to an Opthalmologist and was told ...
A: Are you sure that your doctor said lattice degeneration of the cornea ?? Normally we use the term ...
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| Red Cloudy Eyes | 6/26/2008 | Dr. Anshu Sahai |
Q: I have a daughter who is now 2 year old and has about a year suffering from red eyes. It all started ...
A: Sorry for the delay in this reply, but for ? reason I did not get the alert for this query. From ...
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| fogginess in my left eye | 6/26/2008 | Dr Anand Shroff, MD, FICS |
Q: i recently noticed my eyesight cloudy i closed me left eye and i could see good closed my left eye ...
A: At your age, it may be something as simple as a need for change in glasses prescription or the strat ...
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| Herpes Keratitis treatment | 6/25/2008 | Dr Anand Shroff, MD, FICS |
Q: I have been receiving treatment for herpes keratitis infection in my eye for over three months, ...
A: This would depend on the findings of the eye. If the epithelium is intact then some do use it. ...
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