ask me about eyes

[bawcerelli]

Do you have that ugly avatar in hopes that it will hurt our eyes, and possibly give you more business?

[Lazy Meatball]

can you explain what fluribuprofen does?
Tobramycin?
Atropine?
Prednisilone Acetate?
All of these are in opthalmic solution form, just a few off the top of my head.

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What are the odds of complications arising after going through LASIK or PRK? What's the worst that can happen?

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I already posted this earlier in your thread but maybe you missed it. I would really like to hear what you have to say about this as I am considering doing this sometime soon.

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I can't give you any odds of severe complications....it would differ from center to center and surgeon to surgeon. I can only tell you it is very low.....anywhere from 1 in a thousand to 1 in 5000. The worst possible outcome would be anything that causes the cornea to no longer be transparent such as an infection or corneal melt and you would need a corneal transplant.

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The worst possible outcome is endopthalmitis which can result in total blindness and loss of the eye. Retinal detachment would be a distant second.

[renodoc]

Would you prefer Lucentis, Avastin or something else for choroidal neovascularization associated with histoplasmosis?

[slim]

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I found an old prescription of mine from 5-6 years ago. My eyes were -3.00 and -4.00 (the first number, I also had some astigmistism).

I just had my eyes tested last week and the first number -1.50 for one eye and -1.75 for the other.

Is it common for eyes to change that much in a few years? I'm 35 years old, if that matters.

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your prescription dropped by quite a bit. No it is not common for it to drop that much....not until your 40's anyways.

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My left eyelid becomes irritated over the course of a day. My eye doesn't tear up, but if I do nothing out of the ordinary, the eyelid will redden, and occasionally, the skin will become so irritated that a light scab will form along the eyelash line.

I put some neosporin on it, and the situation improved, but if I don't put the neosporin on, it will dry out and scab up. I do not have this problem with my right eye.

What's the deal?

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tough to say without looking at it but it sounds like eczema. Do you have dry skin anywhere else on the body?

[slim]

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Question:

I'm in my mid-20's. My vision got bad when I was around 16, and my prescription hasn't changed at all since. What is the likelihood it will stay about the same for the rest of my life?

Also, I have roughly 200/20 vision apparently. What is the "average" prescription for people who need glasses? I am worse than most or about the same?

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You can't really predict whether yuor eyes will get worse but based on what you have told me I would say not likely to get much worse if at all. 20/200 is not that bad...average I would say for someone who wears glasses for nearsightedness (I assume thats all you have). The average prescription depends a lot on race. If you are black, you are blind as a bat.....if you are asian, you got vision like a hawk!

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If my contacts have UV protection. How bad is it to wear them in a tanning bed with no goggles. I do keep my eyes shut though.

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I am not sure how much UV if any, get through the eyelids. If 0%, well contacts don't matter....if 20% then your contacts are helpful. But if 20% get thru, you still need to be slightly concerned about the UV getting to parts of the eye that is not covered by the contact. Are you gay? [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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I've been recently diagnosed with kariteconis(sp). Any chance that they'll come up with some surgery that doesn't involve retina transplant in the next little while? I'm really scared of this disease as contact lenses really freak me out.

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How old are you? If you are older like >30 or 40 then the chances of it progressing to the point of needing a corneal transplant is very low. If you are in your teens, then the risk is much higher. I don't know of any other treatments other than a corneal transplant if you become intolerant to hard contacts due to keratoconus.

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are you an md? i always get confused to whos who in the eye business.

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No...I'm an OD. Everybody gets us confused. Think of it this way

The amount of schooling required for an OD, MD,DDS,DC are all the same. However, to work as a family doctor you require another 2 years (I believe) but you are an MD even without the 2 years.

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What the [censored]?? This thread totally blows. I went to school for 27 years (including Kindergarten) After college I did ten.

Optometrists treat eye disease in many states because they have a very powerful lobby and create increased scope of practice by legislative fiat.

The "MD" Makes a Difference....

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I see you are one of those MD's who are in it for self esteem. Look, I am not denying that optometrists are more expert or as expert as ophthalmologists, they are in general not as well trained. I was merely stating a fact...it takes 4 years after getting into the particular field to acquire an OD,MD,DDS or DC. Am I wrong?