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I Feel Vision Glitch Which is Large and Smudgy? Please Help
Query: Hi doctor, I feel a strange glitch in my vision. It is quite big and takes up a large portion of my central vision. It is neither a shadow nor a flash, it looks like a greasy fingerprint smudge in my vision which disappears quickly. It happens when I blink, but mostly occurs when my eyes move quickl... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. As per your description of symptoms it looks to be non-pathological. It can be due to dryness in the eyes. It will occur when a thick eye secretion covers the cornea, once you blink it will get clear. This needs to be treated with artificial tear drops used hourly. Othe... Read Full »
A black spot appeared in my visual field after I was kicked in the eye by a small dog. Please help.
Query: Hi doctor, I was kicked in the eye by a small dog breed two months ago. The dog lacerated my eye three times simultaneously, cutting the interior upper cavity and the back of my eyelid. I was told I might get some visual distortion or scars that would be corrected by surgery. I was not offered surge... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. By your description, it seems like you had a laceration of lids which has healed by now. Irritation and dryness can be felt as the smoothness of lids is lost after injury and may take several months to heal. You can continue to use lubricant eye drops as and when req... Read Full »
Do you recommend lens or contact lens for dry eyes and sticky eyelids?
Query: Hi doctor, I am a 32-year-old software engineer. My lens power in the right eye is -1.75 and left eye is -1.25. I use computer around 12 hours a day and all day I sit under a fan. From a couple of months, my eyes are dry. From past three months, daily I am taking one omega-3 tablet, which is making ... Read Full »
Answer: 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. If dryness of eyes is severe, you need... Read Full »
Why are my eyes dry, pain, and irritate?
Query: Hi doctor, I am a student, and I stay in a highly polluted area. I got shifted here five months ago. Early in the morning as soon as I wake up for five to ten minutes, my eyes start paining and irritating. Few times it also turns red. Due to this I could not wake up on time and also feel uncomfortab... Read Full »
Answer: 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. Also, use Pataday eye drops (Olo... Read Full »
Can dry eyes result from excessive computer use?
Query: Hi doctor, I am using artificial tear drops during the day and an artificial tear gel in the night before going to bed for dry eyes. In most of the days, I feel a lot better, however, one day or another I have the same symptoms or watery eyes and redness and minor blurred vision. This happens with t... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. It is very good to know that you have improved drastically. Yes, continuous computer use can cause dry eyes, redness and irritation. Yes, higher power on left eye can add to your problems. It can be due to eye fatigue and tiredness due to continuous reading. Just use corr... Read Full »
Why do I have severe pain in left corner of my eye?
Query: Hello doctor, I have severe pain in the left corner of left eye since three months. I am a 33 year old female. I am using Ocurest, Cyclo tear and Systane. Please help. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. First, it needs to be evaluated as to why there is pain for so long.If there is swelling, then it can be stye or chalazion which may be causing pain.The drops you are using will not help you in relieving pain in any way. You can send pictures of your eyes and old records... Read Full »
Is it normal to have burning eyes after Lasik?
Query: Hi doctor, I had LASIK done for my eyes two months back. My vision is all right but, I feel a burning sensation at the corners of the eyes (corners from where tear comes). After 20 days of LASIK, (back then) whenever I put any eye drops my eyes started burning. Due to the burning sensation, my eyes ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. LASIK when it is done, corneal nerves will be cut. These corneal nerves take several months to regenerate. This can lead to continuous dryness and irritation in the eyes. Eyes also become hypersensitive. Systane ultra is artificial tear eye drops which is a substitute g... Read Full »