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Can excess use of laptop lead to blurred vision?
Query: Hello doctor, Sometimes when I use my laptop at work for too long, my vision gets a little blurry but clears up on its own. Lately, however, it has been happening more often, but it clears up when I blink. It happens when I wake up, during the day and at night it clears up when I blink. I have not b... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concerns. The symptoms you are suffering from are most suggestive of dry eye disease. It is quite common in computer users. The best initial treatment for this is firstly to blink your eyes more often and second the thing is the use of lubricants su... Read Full »
I have a stye with painful dry eyes. Kindly advise.
Query: Hi doctor, I have recently developed something that looks like a stye but is not where most are positioned. The stye is on the center of the eyelid just above the pupil area when the eye is closed. I was wondering how to get rid of it as it is disturbing my vision every often. The eye is dry all th... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through your photo attachments (attachment removed to protect patient identity) and understand your concerns. Since the swelling is not at the eyelid margin, it could be an internal type of the stye called hordeolum internum. A stye is expected to have sy... Read Full »
What are the disadvantages of Lasik surgery when having thyroid problem?
Query: Hi doctor, My partner is wearing spectacles. She is going to undergo lasik surgery next week. She suffers from thyroid. Is it comfortable for her to go for lasik surgery for eyes? Will the eyes get swelled after lasik surgery? Please suggest. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your partner has thyroid disease and has opted for LASIK surgery. Usually, the healing and remodeling time for the cornea is three months at maximum. So she can recover soon. Just like other surgical procedures, LASIK also have a few shortcomings. I will try to explain ... Read Full »
How do I treat sensitive and burning eyes?
Query: Hi doctor, On random days, typically after a long sleep, I will wake up and put in my contacts, and they feel perfectly normal. Then when I go into sunlight, my eyes become sensitive and begin to burn. The burning gets progressively worse, even with a hat or sunglasses. Once this happens, I go home... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The symptoms which you have is usually seen in patients with dry eyes. It often presents with dryness, grittiness, irritation and burning sensation which goes down after washing the face. The best way to treat simple dry eye is to use over-the-counter lubricants, for... Read Full »
Why am I having burning sensation in eyes after ICL surgery?
Query: Hello doctor, I did my ICL surgery six months back. Now my right eye is burning. What can be the cause of that? Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. A burning sensation is the chief complaint of patients with dry eyes. The causes of dry eye are several in number and ICL surgery by itself rarely causes dry eye. Although there are innumerable causes of dry eyes, the treatment is purely based on the severity of sym... Read Full »
What is the cause for red, swollen and flaky skin in the lower eyelids?
Query: Hello doctor, For the past two days, I have redness and flaky skin on the lower eyelid, and it looks swollen and irritated. I had this once before and went away with the usage of some sterile drops for around one week. I have no itching, no pain, no vision problems even when looking at the light. I... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. There are a number of different conditions which could cause such a problem. The red and flaky skin suggests that the problem could be related to inflammation or a reaction of the blood vessels in the eyelids. Since you mentioned that you have no itching or pain, this... Read Full »
How can dry eyes with burning sensation be cured?
Query: Hello doctor, What can be happening to my eyes? I was diagnosed with dry eyes. But even with mist, night gel, lid wipes, eye vitamins, drops, my eyes keep closing from the burning and discomfort like grit. No red eye or itching. Current medication: Parkinson Sinemet, Neupro patch, Equip, Doxycyclin... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Dry eyes which is this severe and resistant to treatment can be caused due to a number of factors. Doxycycline is usually a drug we reserve for extreme cases and it takes a few weeks before it can start to act. Firstly, the same mechanisms causing parkinsonism may be... Read Full »
How can blurry vision due to dry eyes be cured?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a female, 71 years old, hypothyroid. Question: I have an epithelial defect secondary to dry eye causing increasing blurred vision. Past three months I had an amniotic transplant but not successful followed by current tarsorrhaphy. I have been given little hope of better visual re... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I am very sorry to hear about your condition. Usually, such a picture suggests quite a severe disease. So, there is no such clear cut fix to your problems. The main thing to understand is that dry eye which is this severe is usually caused by some secondary diseases ... Read Full »
What can be done for eye dryness post LASIK?
Query: Hello doctor,I am 24 years old, male. I had LASIK one year before and now I feel dryness in my eyes. I use refresh tears but do not feel it effective. Please prescribe me any medicine so that my eyes does not remain dry. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Dry eye post LASIK is quiet bothersome, here are a few things you can try. Refresh liquigel has twice the concentration of the drug as in refresh tears. You can use it upto six to eight times a day. Some patients do report transient blurring with this medication which g... Read Full »
I am using Refresh eye drops for five years. Will it be a problem?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 66-year-old male with no hypertension and non-diabetic. Since many years I have the dry eye problems and have been using Refresh tears drops or Refresh Liquigel. Last year, I developed frequent twitching of eyes and eye specialist prescribed the same eye drops and fish oil 1200 ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. You seem to be suffering from what we call myokymia. It is a benign twitching of the eyelids. It has been known to be associated with dry eye and other ocular surface disorders. The other know factors which cause and aggravate it are drinking coffee or tea, working outd... Read Full »