Medical Advice on "Ophthalmology (Eye Care)"

How to improve vision with eye floaters?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Flashes are usually due to retinal problems like retinal tears, or detachment. Floaters in diabetics can be due to blood in the vitreous. These have to be treated with lasers, retinal surgeries and/or intravitreal Avasti...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Anand

I have blurred vision. Is it due to glaucoma?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have seen your attachments. (attachment removed to protect patient identity). It seems like you have posterior uveitis. There is a reaction in vitreous and also inflammation in the retina. However, vomiting and black...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Rahul Vaswani

I experience occasional peripheral vision shadow on widening my eyes. What is it?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. What you are describing is most probably breaks in the gel shaped part of the eye and is called floaters. It is a normal and physiological condition that we see in patients that have refractive errors and have no sign...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Souhad

Had corneal transplant and my vision is opaque now. Is this rejection?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. The outcome of the corneal transplant usually depends on the cause for which it is done. If it is done for optical reasons (vision) then vision is usually good. If it is done for therapeutic reasons (to save...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Anand

I have watery eyes, eyelid swelling and redness. Why is it so?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your watering problem may be related to previous conjunctivitis attacks. This is more common in viral conjunctivitis. You can use artificial tear drops during watering. You can send pictures of your eyes and ...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Anand

Can excessive computer exposure cause dry eyes?

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 f...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Anand

My eye looks dilated after using contact lens for 12 hours. What to do?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. From the description you have given, it looks like you have contact lens induced keratitis. This means in simple language, that due to abuse of contact lens, your cornea has been injured. This could be serious....  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Zubair A Shaikh

Do temporal area pigmentation with retinal elevation need surgery?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through your optomap. (attachment removed to protect patient identity). The first (left eye) one seems fine. The second one (right eye) on your left-hand side has a few changes. It is a bit tricky to mak...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Manjunath Natarajan

After using eye drops for scleritis, I had partial vision loss. Why?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. After going through your history, I understand that you have two concerns. Firstly, what has gone wrong and the second is how to fix it? From what you have mentioned in your query, I can tell that you have at least t...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Manjunath Natarajan

Can color blindness be rectified with medicines?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Color blindness is of two types, congenital and acquired. The congenital one is present from birth and can be noticed in adult life. There is no treatment for this type of color blindness. The acquired type is seen in d...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Dada Peer K