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What is the time taken take to heal scratched inner eye?
Query: Hi doctor,Last night, I was trying to pluck an eyelash that was poking into my eye, and accidentally scratched the most inner part of my eye. I believe it is called the lacrimal caruncle. There is a tiny scrape. It almost looks like a red scratch on the skin and so I know I scratched it a little. I ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Yes, there are two eyelashes touching your white part of eye known as sclera. One medially and one laterally from upper lid. This is not normal. Did you get any eye infection in the past? Is it recurrent? How long have you been doing it that is the removal of eyelash... Read Full »
My ophthalmologist did not know about VeinGogh treatment. Please guide me on this.
Query: Hello doctor, I wonder why the Vein Gogh treatment has not been utilized for cosmetic purposes in the sclera of the eye (telangiectasia of the sclera). I have no health problems. I have seen an opthalmologist, and he said my eyes were in perfect health. However, he did not know anything about the Ve... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Vein Gogh treatment is done for dilated vessels over the skin but not for eye vessels. Vein Gogh treatment involves applying heat to break and cause shrinkage of the dilated blood vessel. This is not done in the eyes because of side effects of rising temperature caus... Read Full »
What is the value of bile salt and bile pigment if a person has jaundice?
Query: Hello doctor, What is the value of bile salt and bile pigment if a person has jaundice? Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Jaundice represents the deposition of bile pigments, more specifically bilirubin, which can be noticed as a yellow color of the skin and sclera (white part) of the eye. The level of jaundice is usually related to the concentration of serum bilirubin. The normal referen... Read Full »
Is VeinGogh treatment the right way to treat telangiectasia of the sclera?
Query: Hi doctor, Is it possible to use the VeinGogh treatment on the sclera of the eye to remove permanently the dilated blood vessels (telangiectasia of the sclera)? Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. VeinGogh treatment is usually used to treat varicose veins where the veins are dilated on the legs. This technique is not used for the treatment of scleral veins. The recommended way is an evaluation to find out the underlying cause and set the treatment option accordin... Read Full »
Is vomiting a cause of prominence of the vessels of sclera?
Query: Hi doctor, I am a 21 year old female. I was bulimic for about a year. It happens once or twice a week. I never noticed any permanent changes in my eyes throughout my episodes. However, the last time I ever binged and purged three months ago, I vomited violently. A few weeks after this, I noticed tha... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern regarding your complaints. Do you have any pain in your eyes or developed any problem in vision in that duration? Is it associated with any redness? It would have been of help if you have sent a recent photograph of both of your eyes. Ke... Read Full »