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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)

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)

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)

Dear Claudia, Prolonged gazing at any source of strong light can cause such glare symptoms. They normally disappear spontaneously and without leaving sequelae. Obviously, if the symptoms persist, an ophthalmological examination appropriate to the case would be advisable. Greetings,

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)

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)

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)

Dear Posco, The symptoms you refer to us seem to indicate a dry eye problem. The use of artificial tears (preferably without preservatives) several times a day should alleviate these symptoms, in which case a face-to-face visit may not be necessary. Only if these symptoms did not improve would an ophthalmological examination be necessary in a (Read more)

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)

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)

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)

Hello and thank you for sending us your ophthalmology question. These symptoms probably correspond to a specific type of eye pathology called blepharitis. It is not a serious problem but it is annoying and often prone to chronicity. A face-to-face visit to our ophthalmology center would allow an adequate assessment and indication of the necessary treatment. (Read more)

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)

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)

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)