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I have read that contact lenses numb the cornea, which produces dry eye. They can also produce corneal edema, photophobia, keratitis, ... Do these pathologies remit when you stop using contact lenses or are they irreversible? Besides, his...
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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Good morning, I have undergone the pulsed light treatment for blepharitis and it has been great. My question is, once the 3-session treatment has been completed and a year has passed without symptoms, if I wanted to resume the maintenance treatment, how many...
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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severe dry eye
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My question is in relation to a diagnosis of severe dry eye that was detected in his left eye. At first they had told him it was glaucoma and they gave him some drops but the eye discomfort continued, the discomfort is as if constant...
Área Oftalmológica Avanzada 08/04/2020 19:39
Hello and thank you for sending us your question about ophthalmology. Severe dry eye produces the symptoms you refer to, that is: foreign body sensation, burning, stinging, itching, photophobia and in some cases intense pain. They are not the same symptoms as glaucoma, which initially does not give any symptoms. dry eye, (Read more)
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Asked 4 years ago by SergioGordilloQ
Updated 4 years ago by Área Oftalmológica Avanzada
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Hello, I have had an anomaly on the stairs and I would like to share it with you because it worries me a lot. In the right eye, in the area closest to the nose, in the obituary I have had redness due to a size anomaly...
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)
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Hello, I have blepharitis and I had a chalazion in the eye two days ago (I already had one in the other eye years ago, which fortunately did not come out again). The ophthalmologist has told me to live a normal life (he has only given me an anti-inflammatory ointment ...
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Dry Eye
Asked 4 years ago by adriana lucia
Updated 4 years ago by Área Oftalmológica Avanzada
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Hello good evening! I want to know his opinion about a case of dry eye. He is a 35-year-old man who underwent a bone marrow transplant for acute lymphoblastic leukemia and then the dry eye appeared. They have treated him with artificial tears and suer...
Área Oftalmológica Avanzada 08/04/2020 19:41
Hello and thank you for sending us your question about ophthalmology. In these cases it is possible that the dry eye has appeared as a secondary effect of the chemotherapy and the different oncological treatments that have been carried out. In these cases, the dryness it causes is usually very severe, although it is reversible over time. If the treatment (Read more)
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Conjunctivitis
Asked 4 years ago by Theoddo
Updated 4 years ago by Área Oftalmológica Avanzada
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Hello good day. I have come across this forum on ophthalmology and I would like to ask something basic. What are the reasons why I can get conjunctivitis? Is it related to the strength of my immune system? Can it be prevented? Many G...
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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Sun allergy on the eyes
Good morning 🌞 A year ago I sunburned my eyes because I didn't wear sunglasses. After going to a visit with the doctor, he prescribed some drops that helped me very quickly and I did not have any problems, until the summer came. Every time I pass...
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Asked 4 years ago by Dina
Updated 4 years ago by Área Oftalmológica Avanzada
My left eyelid woke up, it doesn't hurt and I don't have a little red ball. It may be advisable to use Terramycin drops. Could it be an allergy or a small infection
Área Oftalmológica Avanzada 08/04/2020 19:45
Hello and thank you for submitting your ophthalmology question in our forum. If there is no spontaneous pain and there is no tender point on palpation, it is probably an allergic-type reaction. We recommend that you apply cold compresses and icol or terracortril ointment twice a day. If you are allergic (Read more)
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granite on eyelid
Asked 4 years ago by firemania
Updated 4 years ago by Área Oftalmológica Avanzada
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For over a month I have had a pimple on my eyelid. It's very small and it hardly hurts but it doesn't go away. I attached a photo, could you help me? Thank you
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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Hello! I have infiltrates in the left eye after adenoviral conjunctivitis, the ophthalmologist has prescribed FML (cortisone). The conjunctivitis was in September 2017. I have almost completely recovered my vision in my left eye. My biggest annoyance is Scotch...
Área Oftalmológica Avanzada 07/04/2020 18:20
Dear David, Both the presence of corneal subepithelial infiltrates and a certain degree of ocular dryness can be a consequence of certain viral conjunctivitis. The use of artificial tears can be useful to improve symptoms, preferably after an assessment in our ophthalmology center in order to indicate the most appropriate type of tear. If dry eye (Read more)
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I have had a feeling of grit in my eyes for a month, but this only happens when I sleep. In the morning the right eye is extremely red and the sensation is bothersome and painful. I went to see an ophthalmologist and first they sent me dexamethasone,...
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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I suffer a lot from dry eyes, I always go carefully with drops and humidifiers but sometimes, I do not realize it and what I present here happens to me. I attach an image because it is the simplest, it always happens to me in the same eye in the same area ...
Área Oftalmológica Avanzada 08/04/2020 19:55
Dear Juan, In your case you have what is called Dellen, it is a corneal ulcer that occurs due to drying of the cornea. It normally appears when there is a pinguecula on the conjunctiva, which is that red part that you see in the image you attach. When the pinguecula is bulging, the cornea is not lubricated by (Read more)
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Asked 4 years ago by Jesus
Updated 4 years ago by Área Oftalmológica Avanzada
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Contact lenses accumulate, over the hours in our eyes, lipid deposits, dirt from the air,... These are in permanent contact with the cornea and the eyelids. What usually causes this? What is the relationship between the color lenses...
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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Sharp burning eyes
Asked 4 years ago by lipituil
Updated 4 years ago by Área Oftalmológica Avanzada
Hello good afternoon, my problem is the following, a week ago I felt a pebble enter me, I rubbed my eye and that was it, but after a short time my eye began to burn a lot, to the point of giving me a headache, both of us days I had the same feeling...
Área Oftalmológica Avanzada 07/04/2020 18:24
Hello and thank you for leaving us your question in our ophthalmology forum. The symptoms that you refer to us may be due to both blepharitis and allergic problems, in addition to other eye pathologies. On the other hand, it does not seem that they could be related to the entry of that foreign body that you refer to. In any (Read more)
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Asked 3 years ago by Alberto117
Updated 3 years ago by Área Oftalmológica Avanzada
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I am 23 years old and I use the mobile phone a lot. Before, I could say that I had excellent vision, but since a year ago I have noticed a certain deterioration in my vision, for example, I can no longer see television clearly or recognize faces at a long distance...
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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What do you think about the treatment for moderate/severe dry eye with scleral and therapeutic lenses?
Área Oftalmológica Avanzada 09/04/2020 09:41
Hello and thank you for submitting your question about ophthalmology to our forum. Dry eye produces discomfort of the type: foreign body sensation, stinging and in more severe cases keratitis, that is, inflammation of the cornea. The use of contact lenses for dry eye is recommended in these cases to alleviate the symptoms since (Read more)
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Asked 4 years ago by Karina Vinas
Updated 4 years ago by Área Oftalmológica Avanzada
I wanted to know if the diagnosis of aged cornea is correct or if it has another alteration that can be treated.
Área Oftalmológica Avanzada 09/04/2020 09:36
Hello and thank you for sending us your question about ophthalmology. The cornea, like any other tissue in our body, ages over the years. This fact translates into a loss of transparency, and progressive loss of endothelial cells. When I say loss of transparency I mean that it is a more tarnished cornea than the (Read more)
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pinguecula and red eye
Asked 4 years ago by Maria
Updated 4 years ago by Área Oftalmológica Avanzada
Good afternoon Dr. Vergés Since summer I have a pinguecula (flat shape) on the side of the tear duct attached to the iris in my left eye. In itself, not much more than a yellow stain is noticeable. The problem is, and increasingly common, that the blood vessels ...
Área Oftalmológica Avanzada 09/04/2020 10:27
Dear Maria, The pinguecula, as you say, is a lump of fat that forms in the eye, usually in the nasal area. It is never malignant, but it can grow and protrude. As you have been told, it is not normally removed as it tends to reproduce again. The time to consider pinguecula surgery is (Read more)
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Asked 4 years ago by save
Updated 4 years ago by Área Oftalmológica Avanzada
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For a possible corneal erosion that would improve in a few days, they send me an ointment. At first fine, but then I had discomfort such as stinging, burning or itching and dryness. So new treatments followed, always prescribed by an ophthalmol...
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)