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Answered by Dr. Anand Yattinamani

Do you recommend lens or contact lens for dry eyes and sticky eyelids?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Contact lenses are not advisable for people having dry eyes. I recommend you to use spectacle only. Antiglare, blue cut glasses help you on computer screen work to some extent. It will help to relieve from UV light from LED lights.

May 22, 2026

Is slight vision difference normal after my LASIK surgery?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. It is common to have different powers in both eyes. Also, different vision in both eyes. This is because of the difference in optical properties of both eyes.

March 26, 2026

Can I use Loteprednol eye drops for subconjunctival hemorrhage?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Most of the time, the cause of a subconjunctival hemorrhage is idiopathic without any underlying cause. Whatever treatment is given to you is only symptomatic treatment. They may not cure the cause, if any. It can occur due to unknowingly rubbing the eyes in sleep, violent coughing, sneezing, straining, high BP (blood pressure), due to drug side effects, or eye infections like severe conjunctivitis.

February 13, 2026

Why do I have irritation when eyes water?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Xanthelasma is nothing to do with your problems. It is due to high cholesterol levels. Your watering problem may be related to previous conjunctivitis attacks.Do you have irritation during watering or blurring of vision after conjunctivitis? This is more common in viral conjunctivitis.

August 22, 2025

How to correct accommodative esotropia in a 1-year-old?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Accommodative esotropia is in a way good type of squint. Because, it is treated by wearing glasses. Good thing is that your daughter is diagnosed and treated early as late treatment may not be helpful. Just keep wearing glasses and it will improve over period of years, when she becomes around 6 or 7 years of age.

July 9, 2024

Left eye starts watering when I see bright light. Why is it?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through the photographs (attachment removed to protect patient identity) of your eyes. It looks absolutely normal. Your symptoms appear to be related to eye fatigue and tiredness due to continuous reading. Also there dominant eye can be changed with little effort (unless you have similar vision in both eyes and no glasses).

July 2, 2024

Which contact lens is best for -4 power?

Hi Welcome to icliniq.com. Minus 4 cylindrical power is very high power. For this power, contact lenses are preferred and give better vision compared to glasses.There are many commercially available contact lenses. We commonly use Bausch and Lomb contact lenses to our patients.

June 20, 2024

Are there any treatment options available to stop the progress of cataract ?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concerns. One of the side effects of steroids is cataract formation. As you said, it is in the early stage, and it need not be operated. It may take years to become a mature cataract.

June 20, 2024

There is a red spot on the white area of my husband's eye. What do we do?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your finger might have hit the eyeball blood vessels. These vessels can bleed due to trauma and can cause a subconjunctival hemorrhage (bleeding behind the conjunctiva thereby causing a red eye). This does not cause any major problems and resolves on its own in a week. Other possibilities for not opening the eye can be an injury to the cornea, which can have an epithelial defect.

June 20, 2024

How to manage pain, irritation, and dryness of the eyes?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. By your description, it looks like a condition called vernal keratoconjunctivitis. It is a type of allergic condition. It increases in summer and dusty polluted environment. I suggest you wash your eyes with cold filter water twice a day.

June 6, 2024

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