Medical Advice on "Ophthalmology (Eye Care)"

I got injury in the white portion of left eye with red spot and pain. Please suggest treatment.

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Mostly it is sub conjunctival bleed that is not harmful. It will take a week more to settle down. Start Nepafenac eye drop twice daily for three days then taper it to one time a day for the next three days then stop.  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Rahul Vaswani

I am diagnosed with lattice degeneration with visual aura on alcohol consumption. Please help.

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concerns and would to let you know that lattice degeneration is a symptomatic condition. That is to say that lattice degeneration by itself will not cause any symptoms whatsoever. To put it very sim...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Manjunath Natarajan

I have blood in white part of my eye. What could cause this?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. It seems to be subconjunctival hemorrhage. Are you 65 years? Is her blood pressure levels controlled with medicines? If not then monitor your BP and then get the treatment accordingly. Do you swim? Or do yoga? Any his...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Shikha

I have a small white dot on the cornea after contact lens usage. Why?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. It seems to be a corneal ulcer. Absolutely discontinue wearing contacts (do not throw them, they will be needed for bacterial culture later on). Start Vigamox eye drop 12 times a day i. e every one hour (buy a fresh vial...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Rahul Vaswani

My mom has a black spot in her eye with drooping eyelids. What could it be?

Hi Welcome to icliniq.com. I have seen the picture. (attachment removed to protect patient identity). This appears to be a mole. By seeing her eyelids it appears a bit swollen so can be a mild infection. Start Moxifloxacin eye drop six times a ...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Rahul Vaswani

I noticed a broken blood vessel in my left eye with some discomfort. What should I do?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. This is called subconjunctival hemorrhage. It happens when a blood vessel bursts and gives some blood out, under the superficial layer of the eye called conjunctiva. It happens because of high pressure in the vessel like...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Bachar Khoury

How to correct hypermetropia?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. My suggestion is to get cycloplegic refraction done and use glasses as per prescription given after cycloplegic refraction.  Ask your doctor to check your convergence as you might have convergence weakness. If there i...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Vaibhev Mittal

Why does blood accumulation occur after trab360 surgery?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Please do not panic. Trab360 is new technique performed for certain types of glaucoma in certain hospitals. Most common side effect is bleeding and probably that is what happened to your father also. With bleeding in eye ...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Vaibhev Mittal

Will Accentrix injection help in getting back normal vision from idiopathic CNVM?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Avastin and Accentrix are both more or less equally efficacious in CNVM (choroidal neovascular membrane). The difference lies in the fact that Accentrix is FDA (food and drug administration) approved but Avastin is no...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Vaibhev Mittal

What can be the reason for sudden transient loss of vision?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Sudden painless transient loss of vision suspects that some vegetation got dislodged from your heart valve and blocked blood vessel supplying the eye leading to blindness and it got dislodged later with systolic heart b...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Vaibhev Mittal