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Área Oftalmológica Avanzada 01/12/2020 10:47
Hello and thank you for sending us your ophthalmology consultation. In response to your query, at the moment there is no proven evidence that ibuprofen affects dry eye. Regarding your question about Thermaeye, as a general rule there are 3 sessions, but after the first diagnostic visit, having collected all the information in each case, is when (Read more)
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Asked 3 years ago by I saw
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Área Oftalmológica Avanzada 26/11/2020 18:12
Dear, In response to your question, it may be a trivial irritation or a keratitis, you should not be alarmed, but given the chemical components of the product, I suggest you visit your trusted ophthalmologist. If you do not have one, we urge you to go to our center where we have the professionals (Read more)
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Área Oftalmológica Avanzada 26/11/2020 18:07
Dear Borja, In response to your question, I can tell you that obstructions of the lacrimal duct in children are more frequent of the congenital type that manifest in the first months of life and they can be resolved spontaneously or need a surgical procedure if necessary. . In the case of your girl (Read more)
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Área Oftalmológica Avanzada 18/11/2020 19:04
Hello and thank you for sending us your comment, IPL treatment with Thermaeye Plus can be performed in patients with active styes or with chalacion resulting from the encystment of the stye. In fact, one of the indications for Thermaeye Plus is a stye, since it is an inflammatory-infectious process of the glands of (Read more)
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Asked 3 years ago by anagomez
Updated 3 years ago by Área Oftalmológica Avanzada
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Área Oftalmológica Avanzada 27/11/2020 09:42
Dear Ana Gomez, In response to your concern, after chalazion surgery there may be a slight 'lump' in the area, which will disappear over time as explained by your ophthalmologist, it will depend in part on how large the chalazion was before intervention or previous evolution time, since for (Read more)
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Asked 3 years ago by Alberto117
Updated 3 years ago by Área Oftalmológica Avanzada
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Área Oftalmológica Avanzada 27/11/2020 09:36
Hello and thank you for sending us your question to our ophthalmology forum. In response to your query, I can tell you that the abuse of mobile phones or computers can lead to fatigue or visual fatigue. The ideal would be to schedule a visit with your trusted ophthalmologist to assess through eye tests if what you need are (Read more)
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Área Oftalmológica Avanzada 01/12/2020 10:54
Hello and thank you for sending us your question about ophthalmology. In response to your query, the sensation of grit, preferably at night, could correspond to a sign of dry eyes. We recommend that you consult with a specialist in ocular surface and dry eye because of the history that he reports, since, in some patients, it is necessary to go (Read more)
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Área Oftalmológica Avanzada 11/05/2020 18:33
Dear Maria, We are glad to know that you trusted us to improve your blepharitis problem and that, with the IPL Thermaeye Plus pulsed light treatment that we performed, you have noticed an improvement in the discomfort. Yours is a frequent question that patients ask us in consultations. Certainly, after some time it is advisable to carry out (Read more)
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Área Oftalmológica Avanzada 12/05/2020 09:41
Hello and thank you for submitting your ophthalmology question to our forum. Blepharitis is a chronic disease so, in some cases, it can reappear over time. Its most frequent symptoms are the sensation of grit, burning, irritated eyes, itching, appearance of dandruff or scabs at the base of the eyelashes, among others... (Read more)
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Área Oftalmológica Avanzada 11/05/2020 10:34
Hello and thank you for submitting your question about ophthalmology to our forum. The symptoms that you refer, indeed, seem like typical symptoms of dry eye and blepharitis, which, as you clarify, is a chronic process. The treatments that are given in these cases are symptomatic treatments, to relieve symptoms. Among them we can prescribe something more innocuous like artificial tear (Read more)
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Área Oftalmológica Avanzada 11/05/2020 10:29
Hello and thank you for submitting your ophthalmology question to our forum. The question is absolutely logical and I asked myself this the first time. We currently know that the action of the IPL (Intensive Pulsed Light) is not so much on the surface as in depth and is not limited to the contact area of the piece. (Read more)
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Área Oftalmológica Avanzada 11/05/2020 10:22
Hello and thank you for submitting your question about ophthalmology to our forum. Vasoconstrictors have multiple uses in ophthalmology but it is not recommended to use them routinely, basically because they have a "rebound" effect, that is, if you apply them to whiten your eyes, when their effect ends, a vasodilation appears that causes a more (Read more)
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Asked 4 years ago by save
Updated 4 years ago by Área Oftalmológica Avanzada
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Neuro-ophthalmology
Área Oftalmológica Avanzada 06/05/2020 18:44
Hello and thank you for submitting your question to our ophthalmology forum. It is true that hypersensitivity or intolerance to certain medications may occur, but when they are withdrawn, the ocular surface can regenerate again. In your case, the picture you refer to requires an ophthalmological review in greater detail to be able to assess it. We recommend you (Read more)
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Juan92 18/11/2022 00:56
Good night, I have had a toric lens implanted in my right eye, after 6 months I have always noticed some rays of light that come from the car headlights, lampfor the sake of it and even sun glare, I know I also had a bit of astigmatism that was corrected with glasses, but even so, the situation (Read more)
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Asked 4 years ago by Jesus
Updated 4 years ago by Área Oftalmológica Avanzada
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visual health
Área Oftalmológica Avanzada 06/05/2020 18:14
Hello and thank you for submitting your question to our ophthalmology forum. The use of contact lenses under good control with the contactologist does not have to give any kind of problem. The continued use of contact lenses and the abuse in predisposed people can cause papillary conjunctivitis and intolerance to use (Read more)
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Asked 4 years ago by firemania
Updated 4 years ago by Área Oftalmológica Avanzada
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Área Oftalmológica Avanzada 06/05/2020 18:04
Hello and thank you for submitting your question to the ophthalmology forum. From the appearance of the photo it looks like a retention cyst, the good news is that it does not become malignant, although it can grow. To eliminate it, an exeresis of the cyst can be performed. It is a simple and outpatient surgery. In any case, it should not be emptied because if (Read more)
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Asked 4 years ago by Theoddo
Updated 4 years ago by Área Oftalmológica Avanzada
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Área Oftalmológica Avanzada 23/04/2020 11:19
Hello and thank you for sending us your question about ophthalmology. The causes for which you can get conjunctivitis are varied, as are the different types of conjunctivitis. We can find different causes in the different types of conjunctivitis, such as allergy, irritant, infectious both of viral and bacterial origin. Generally the (Read more)
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Asked 4 years ago by SergioGordilloQ
Updated 4 years ago by Área Oftalmológica Avanzada
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Dry Eye
Área Oftalmológica Avanzada 20/04/2020 11:48
Dear Sergio, From what you explain, it seems that it is a benign lesion, what we know as Pinguecula. They are accumulations of fat and inflammatory cells. They have a tendency to inflammation and therefore may appear more reddish in color, depending on the day. It must be controlled by an ophthalmologist and it becomes larger or (Read more)