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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)

Hello and thank you for leaving us your question about ophthalmology in our forum. The IPL laser is harmless in its therapeutic action. The fact of closing the eyes tightly during the application of the laser is in no way harmful. In all the only problem that can occur is that the action of (Read more)

Dear Sun, It is really not usual for astigmatism to evolve rapidly, not so with myopia, which can evolve rapidly in the first years of the visa if there is a history of high myopia in the family. The rapid increase in astigmatism is usually due to a pathology of the cornea called Keratoconus. Without further data and evidence (Read more)

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)

Hello and thank you for submitting your question to our ophthalmology forum. He thinks that dry eye is a chronic process that has different therapeutic options. When it is recommended to carry out the 3 IPL sessions with Thermaeye Plus, it is because the dry eye is evaporative. Symptomatic improvement is highly variable, since it depends on the (Read more)

Hello and thank you for submitting your question to our ophthalmology forum. I agree with the opinion of the doctor who put the rings on him. The best option at this time would be to perform crosslinking surgery, since several studies have shown that apart from helping to slow the progression of ectasia, (Read more)

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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