| Subject | Date Asked |
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| flashes | 8/5/2008 |
Q: I am a 29 years old woman in good health, myopic, and since last year I've strated seeing flashes of ...
A: I do not think you should go as far as tumours, strokes or MS. There most probably is a much more ...
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| vision problems | 8/4/2008 |
Q: seeing squiggly lines - what is it
A: Too little information to actually reach a diagnosis !! Squiggly lines- could be a problem with ...
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| cloudy vision in my left eye | 8/4/2008 |
Q: Sanhai, I'm 13 yrs of age. My vision on my left eye is cloudy. Its like there's dirt on it. Its ...
A: Pressures of 25 & 27 are higher than normal (normal is upto 21mm). This increased pressure may be ...
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| cloudy vision in my left eye | 8/2/2008 |
Q: Sanhai, I'm 13 yrs of age. My vision on my left eye is cloudy. Its like there's dirt on it. Its ...
A: If the vision of your left eye is cloudy, there could be something seriously wrong with your retina ...
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| esotropia | 8/1/2008 |
Q: My 5 year-old daughter was diagnosed with esotropia at 2. She has had 2 eye muscle-surgeries with a ...
A: Esotropia falls into 2 different categories- accommodative and non-accommodative. Accommodative ...
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| Cornea Ulcer | 7/31/2008 |
Q: I am 22 years old and from Ireland. I was referred to Accident & emergency by family doctor for my ...
A: "No Growth" is good ! Also I am happy to note that you are improving. I do wonder how your ...
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| yellow eyes | 7/31/2008 |
Q: Last year I noticed that the white part of eyes has gotten yellowish. I wanted to know if there is ...
A: Yellowish discoloration of the sclera(the white part) of the eye is usually nothing to be concerned ...
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| diplopia and contacts | 7/30/2008 |
Q: Wondering what would cause monocular diplopia in my left eye only when contacts are worn.....they ...
A: The commonest cause of such problems is- The wrong contact in the wrong eye !!! Try switching your ...
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| my eye | 7/29/2008 |
Q: its been a week now since my eyelid and around it is swollen, its red and its hard for me to open my ...
A: From your description it definitely does sound like an insect bite or allergic reaction. I would ...
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| Eye symptoms | 7/29/2008 |
Q: I am a 44 year old female in relatively good health. A few years ago I started having some visual ...
A: It is people like you that make our day and the time and effort spent by all experts worthwhile ! ...
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| translate my prescription | 7/28/2008 |
Q: My contact lens prescription is OD BC:8.4,Dia:14.4,P:+0.25,P_Cyl:-0.75, P_Cyl_Axis:90 OS ...
A: I have no personal experience with Freshlook as they are not being sold in India at present. Sorry ! ...
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| Parafoveal telangiectasia | 7/28/2008 |
Q: Last week I was diagnosed with PFT type 2A. I have met two specialists and the only advice they have ...
A: PFT is NOT untreatable. It is usually treated only if it is causing a deterioration in vision !!!!! ...
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| headache resulted in loss of vision | 7/27/2008 |
Q: I experienced a recurring sharp pain on the right side of my head. I suddenly can only see out of ...
A: Sudden loss of vision in a quadrant is usually an indication of serious problems with either your ...
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| translate my prescription | 7/26/2008 |
Q: My contact lens prescription is OD BC:8.4,Dia:14.4,P:+0.25,P_Cyl:-0.75, P_Cyl_Axis:90 OS ...
A: Looking at your prescription, I would be forced to say that if you want crisp sharp 20/20 vision in ...
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| Lens | 7/25/2008 |
Q: I'm trying to learn about the eye and have a few questions. If a person has a high degree of myopia ...
A: Wow, that is a bit complex. Lots of mathematics involved. Let me try to explain. Looking at the ...
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| DIABETIC TREATMENT | 7/25/2008 |
Q: Sir, My father in law have been suffering from high sugar for about 15 years & presently his sugar ...
A: If you are talking about treatment for Diabetic retinopathy, I would strongly recommend Centre for ...
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| Brown in White of Eyes | 7/24/2008 |
Q: The white of my eyes, I think it's called sclera, has brown streaks & spots on it. Both have them, ...
A: Brownish discoloration of the sclera usually develops as a result of long standing allergies or ...
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| blood stain in fobia | 7/24/2008 |
Q: I am 15+ and suddenly I had a blurred vision last week for some time. I visited an eye surgeon and ...
A: Common causes of bleeding in the fovea (central part of retina) are injury, bleeding disorders, ...
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| Contact vision vs eye glass vision | 7/23/2008 |
Q: my ophthalmologist is having difficulty fine tuning my contact prescription. My current eye contacts ...
A: Normally, in a majority of cases, the quality of vision is better with contact lenses as compared to ...
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| epilasik | 7/23/2008 |
Q: I underwent epilasik two weeks ago. Four days post off, I got a large splash of water in my left ...
A: I am sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but it seems that you have some (epilasik) flap related ...
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| eyeball cyst/skin tag | 7/22/2008 |
Q: My internist noticed a cyst on my right eyeball. He then explained it almost looks like a skin tag. ...
A: Cysts on/near the eyeball are not very uncommon. The most common cause are 'conjunctival cysts', ...
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| eyes feel strained when wearing glasses | 7/22/2008 |
Q: I have been wearing glasses for a long time (around 15 years) and the power on my glasses has pretty ...
A: I didn't see a question here, thats why I did not reply earlier. You are right however- uveitis ...
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| Why the AXIS change so much? | 7/20/2008 |
Q: I felt headache after the first few hours wearing my new eye glasses. When I looked at the ...
A: One of the biggest problem with the health care delivery system nowadays is that the medical ...
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| eyes feel strained when wearing glasses | 7/20/2008 |
Q: I have been wearing glasses for a long time (around 15 years) and the power on my glasses has pretty ...
A: Possible causes of strain that do come to mind are: 1. Your number has been over-prescribed. Doing ...
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| pathological myopia | 7/18/2008 |
Q: This is for a friend of mine.He is 24 years old.and has myopia of -13 and -10 in each eye ...
A: Aneesa, I appreciate your concern for your friend. Unfortunately, your friend comes under the ...
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| nerve damage and what it means | 7/18/2008 |
Q: A fourteen year old friend of my daughter's had a firework explode very near her eye. They have ...
A: I regret to be the bearer of bad news, but it seems that your daughters friend has suffered from ...
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| eye drops and migraines | 7/16/2008 |
Q: I am a 46-year-old male, and in the past year I started experiencing migraines. They occur in my ...
A: Migraine !!!! hmmmm ! From what you describe, I think we possibly need to re-look the diagnosis. ...
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| flashes of light in eye | 7/16/2008 |
Q: All of a sudden I am experiencing circular flashes of light mostly in my peripheral vision. I have ...
A: What you describe appears to be a phenomenon caused by posterior vitreous detachment, which is a ...
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| esotropia & blinking | 7/16/2008 |
Q: About 1 year ago, my Optometrist told me that I had mild Esotropia. Lately I have noticed that my ...
A: Yes, it is possible that both these problems are related. The esotropia could be of neural origin. ...
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| sticky eye lashes | 7/16/2008 |
Q: Sometimes when I wake up after sleeping my eye lashes stick together. Can you tell me the best thing ...
A: Stickiness of eye lids on waking usually indicates some minor form of infection in the eye. You most ...
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| dilated pupils | 7/14/2008 |
Q: I have 4 kids three boys and one girl. My Question is this, My youngest boys pupils are always ...
A: The size of the pupils may vary due to genetic variations or even due to a variation in the light at ...
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| glaucoma | 7/14/2008 |
Q: Namaskar My niece, who is 12 now, got her eye ball pressure ,NCT 22, 24 .Actually it was the myopia ...
A: Unfortunately the answer is yes. Glaucoma can develop at any age. Although glaucoma is much more ...
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| PVR | 7/12/2008 |
Q: I had surgery for RRF and PVR, ROP. Does the PVR go away after the surgery and are the risks of the ...
A: If properly managed by surgery and laser, the PVR would tend to regress and reduce the risk of RD. ...
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| Blue ring surrounds brown eye | 7/11/2008 |
Q: I am a Chinese over 70. Recently I have some problem with itch in my eyes that caused me to look at ...
A: The blue-grey-whitish ring that forms around the outer part of the cornea is called an "arcus ...
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| epilasik | 7/11/2008 |
Q: I underwent epilasik two weeks ago. Four days post off, I got a large splash of water in my left ...
A: Epilasik is a procedure in which a thin flap of the cornea is raised, the underlying surface is ...
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| retina | 7/10/2008 |
Q: I had surgery. What does : PFC, EL, PFx, RRD, PVR mean. Is silicone oil removal recommended in ...
A: The general consensus in the medical community is not to remove the silicone oil unless medically ...
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| Optometry measurements | 7/10/2008 |
Q: What measurements are taken from image of the retina? ANSWER: Dear Shaun, I would need to ...
A: Measurements like Ratios e.g. cup-disc ratio, comparative calibre of vessels are ratios. Thickness ...
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| Contact Lenses | 7/10/2008 |
Q: I accidently left my contacts in until 5:30 a.m., my eyes got all red, not swollen, my nose started ...
A: Sounds like you have a"pink eye" Overwearing and sleeping with contacts is a strict No-No ! If you ...
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| retina | 7/9/2008 |
Q: I had surgery. What does : PFC, EL, PFx, RRD, PVR mean. Is silicone oil removal recommended in ...
A: It is difficult to second-guess another doctor as some get in the habit of using abbreviations that ...
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| peroxide in eye | 7/8/2008 |
Q: I accidentally got a drop of that solution that you need the special case for (I think it is ...
A: Hydrogen peroxide if concentrated can burn the conjunctiva and cornea. I hope you washed your eye ...
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| Glaucoma | 7/8/2008 |
Q: My doctor treated me for glaucoma for 4 and 1/2 years. I changed doctors and he took me off the eye ...
A: I can understand your confusion. The question-who do you trust- is very difficult to answer. ...
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| stray veins | 7/8/2008 |
Q: I wear contacts and have worn them for about a year now. Recently, I visited my eye doctor for an ...
A: Build up of white cells (or infiltrates) are most frequently a sign of allergy or hyper sensitivity ...
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| Brown spot in my vision | 7/7/2008 |
Q: Morning, I am 23 years old, female and in generally good health. Within the past 2 weeks I've begun ...
A: These floating spots that you are seeing are called floaters. floaters generate as a result of ...
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| Blocked tear ducts. | 7/7/2008 |
Q: An old aged pensioner I know has blocked tear ducts and he weeps all day, but he won't see about it. ...
A: Most probably your friend's friend was unlucky. There are very good surgical options available to ...
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| concerning floaters | 7/6/2008 |
Q: Being myopic i've had floaters for some time now.What i find unusual regarding these is that every ...
A: I hope you do appreciate that these floaters are as a result of degenerative changes in the jelly ...
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| Optometry measurements | 7/4/2008 |
Q: What measurements are taken from image of the retina?
A: I would need to understand the question better before answering fully. Kindly elucidate your query ! ...
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| Do human visual and colour receptor work differently? do human have the same visual experience? | 7/4/2008 |
Q: I got a question on human vision -Does Human have the same colour vision receptor? Do they work ...
A: My replies to your queries are marked in front of the queries. Is it possible for us, human to ...
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| Clear Lens Extraction - Vision Improvement | 7/4/2008 |
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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| Red Cloudy Eyes | 7/3/2008 |
Q: I have a daughter who is now 2 year old and has about a year suffering from red eyes. It all started ...
A: I however do not see any query here !!! Anyhow, pataday and claritin are both very good ...
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| Do human visual and colour receptor work differently? do human have the same visual experience? | 7/3/2008 |
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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| liquid inside the eye | 7/3/2008 |
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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| Problems with Clear Lens Extraction Surgery | 7/2/2008 |
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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| eyes | 7/1/2008 |
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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| Cataracts and dry AMD | 7/1/2008 |
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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| Red Cloudy Eyes | 6/30/2008 |
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 |
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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| Diabetic Retinopathy | 6/30/2008 |
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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| Glaucoma and Head Trauma | 6/29/2008 |
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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| Vision / eye power | 6/29/2008 |
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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| Cornea lattice Degeneration | 6/26/2008 |
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 |
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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| equating a contact to eyeglass prescription | 6/24/2008 |
Q: What does a contact prescription of 2.75 in one eye, 3.00 in the other, equate to in terms of 20/20 ...
A: A prescription of -.275 and -3.00 would roughly translate to an unaided vision of about 20/200. ...
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| pink watery eye unilateral right eye | 6/23/2008 |
Q: I have had a pink watery eye for six weeks following a corneal abrasion. However, prior to that I ...
A: Most allergic conditions (if that is what we are looking at) rarely have serious repercussions. ...
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| cystoid macular edema | 6/23/2008 |
Q: Sahai, I am an active, fit 23 year old asian woman. I have been diagnosed with CME in both eyes. My ...
A: OC pills and multivitamins are not an issue at all ! Also astigmatism and near sightedness (called ...
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| Corrective Eye Surgery Left Lid Droopy | 6/23/2008 |
Q: I have had 4 corrective eye surgeries in my life time. Two were in the last two years, to correct ...
A: It sounds like you are suffering from Duanne's Retraction Syndrome- Type III. As you are aware, ...
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| Floaters | 6/22/2008 |
Q: anshu.. i am sudarshan raut a 3rd year medical student.. well i recently started seeing a black spot ...
A: Sudarshan, Black spots, also called "floaters" or "muscae volitantes" are a result of degenerative ...
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| retinal detachment | 6/22/2008 |
Q: I had surgery on June 5, for a detached retina. I did not know that the floaters and flashes of ...
A: Scleral buckles, placed during retinal detachment surgery, are placed beneath the muscles that are ...
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| Corrective Eye Surgery Left Lid Droopy | 6/21/2008 |
Q: I have had 4 corrective eye surgeries in my life time. Two were in the last two years, to correct ...
A: Your condition and history sounds very complex and would be very difficult to address without having ...
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| eye glasses | 6/20/2008 |
Q: I have recently lost my eye glasses and can not have an eye exam soon due to financial reasons. My ...
A: As an eye specialist, I can not ethically suggest that you go in for any spectacle substitute that ...
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| pink watery eye unilateral right eye | 6/20/2008 |
Q: I have had a pink watery eye for six weeks following a corneal abrasion. However, prior to that I ...
A: Red or pink eye usually would indicate some form of allergy or infection. In case there is an ...
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| cystoid macular edema | 6/20/2008 |
Q: Sahai, I am an active, fit 23 year old asian woman. I have been diagnosed with CME in both eyes. My ...
A: Before I answer your query, I would require some additional information: 1. What is the diagnosed ...
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| retinopaathy | 6/19/2008 |
Q: I am a fairly new diabetic - since Feb 2007 (I or II --- probably both)Need to go for my annual eye ...
A: To answer your queries: a. There is no "SOLUTION" to retinopathy, the only solution is regular ...
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| retinopaathy | 6/19/2008 |
Q: I am a fairly new diabetic - since Feb 2007 (I or II --- probably both)Need to go for my annual eye ...
A: For your contact lenses updation, visiting an optometrist should suffice. Your Ophthalmologist may ...
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| blue tints where eye should be white | 6/16/2008 |
Q: my daughter is 3 years old and for a while now the white of her eyes have been turnin blue, is this ...
A: I appreciate your concerns as the mother of a growing young child ! In a vast majority of growing ...
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| nystagmus not a problem? | 6/14/2008 |
Q: I have an eight week old infant and I have noticed on 3 separate occassions her eyes shaking back ...
A: From your description of your pregnancy and your daughters fixing and focussing, I do not see any ...
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| nystagmus not a problem? | 6/12/2008 |
Q: I have an eight week old infant and I have noticed on 3 separate occassions her eyes shaking back ...
A: Sorry for the delay in replying. If your child is fixing and focussing at you most of the time, or ...
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| Request Conversion from -1.5 D to 6/6 or 6/9 or 6/12 & so on | 6/12/2008 |
Q: Respected Sir/Ms, I am 17 years old. I have SIMPLE MYOPIA (-1.5) in both eyes. There is no ...
A: A simple myopia of -1.5D would roughly translate to an unaided vision of about 6/12 to 6/18. However ...
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| Request Conversion from -1.5 D to 6/6 or 6/9 or 6/12 & so on | 6/11/2008 |
Q: Respected Sir/Ms, I am 17 years old. I have SIMPLE MYOPIA (-1.5) in both eyes. There is no ...
A: Help me out here, I am a bit confused by your question !!!! What do you mean by "Convert" -1.5D is ...
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| Left eye: pain behind it. Dropping left eyebrow/lid | 6/10/2008 |
Q: Symptoms I am experiencing exist on the left eye. Mild pain behind left eye that feels like warm ...
A: An archnoid cyst in itself is usually not a major cause of concern. Although this is not my area of ...
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| Ring | 6/9/2008 |
Q: On one eye I have a thin brown ring circling around the cornea I hope this has nothing to do with ...
A: Brown rings around the cornea are not very uncommon and are usually of no consequence. It is a bit ...
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| Left eye: pain behind it. Dropping left eyebrow/lid | 6/9/2008 |
Q: Symptoms I am experiencing exist on the left eye. Mild pain behind left eye that feels like warm ...
A: I would strongly recommend that you consult your neurologist immediately. Your symptoms can be the ...
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| Achromotopsia/Estrophia | 6/6/2008 |
Q: I have a nearly 2yr old little girl who was born with a genetic eye condition "achromotopsia" ...
A: I am familiar with the term achromatopsia and esotropia. Although it is a bit difficult to explain ...
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| symptoms after catract surgery | 5/31/2008 |
Q: Anshu Sahai for your reply. I asked in my previous post (I am a doctor, recently had catract ...
A: After going through your description of symptoms etc, two possibilities come to my mind. a. High ...
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| problem after catract surgery | 5/30/2008 |
Q: I am a doctor, recently had catract surgery (1 week back)with phaco emulsification & folding IOL. ...
A: Sensation of flashes may be transient after cataract surgery and may not be very significant. ...
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