I am an ophthalmology resident, so I have some knowledge in this area. I am still in training and am not a retina specialist so take what I say with a grain of salt.
The "floaters" you described are a posterior vitreous detachment(PVD), caused by breakdown and liquefying of the vitreous, a...
I just wanted to clarify some of the terms being used since this is somewhat of a complicated medical condition. Strabismus (commonly referred to as "lazy eye") is an umbrella term for any misalignment of the eyes, under which there are many specific diagnoses. Amblyopia is the loss of vision...
Actually if it was cataracts you would get generally get a myopic shift, or increase in minus power.
It's possible that the contact lenses you've been wearing have an inappropriate base curve that have reshaped the cornea to some degree. Even more unusual than the change in spherical power...
Have you considered working in the VA system? I'm a medical student and I've done a few of my rotations at the local VA hospital. While the doctors who work there complain about how inefficient and backwards the system can be, they also say that it has it's advantages. As I understand, the...
I actually saw a case like this a few weeks ago while I was on an ICU rotation. A 20 year old female was admitted to the emergency department with severe anemia secondary to menorrhagia. They got her stabilized in the ED and she was transferred to the ICU. Our hands were basically tied...
Since it seemed like several people in this thread mentioned issues with dry eyes, I figure I'd throw some options out there. I'm a 3rd year medical student, and I just spent a month on an ophthalmology rotation. I also live in Nevada which is the dry eye capital of the world so I've seen...
During a medical school interview with one of the school's professors, the discussion had kind of wandered off course and we were talking about the differences between his generation and mine. He asked what I thought was one of the biggest changes that had taken place during my lifetime, and I...
Everyone has built in magnifying glasses. That's the function of your lens and cornea. The eyes of nearsighted people with presbyopia are stuck at near vision. The eyes of LASIK patients with presbyopia are stuck at far vision. It just depends which one you want . The only real issue I have...
I'm not sure what there is to believe or disbelieve. Presbyopia WILL occur in everyone with age. Your lens has some elasticity when you are young. The ciliary muscles in your eyes contract to flatten the lens to adjust focus. This is called accomodation. It's also why your eyes get tired...
PRK with Wavefront is available, it just depends on whether your doctor has the equipment for it. Were you a candidate for LASIK? Generally most ophthalmologists will recommend LASIK unless the patient requests otherwise, or they think you will benefit from PRK if you have a higher refractive...
Sorry, I only really answered the tail end of your question. I'll elaborate. Yes, you do get some degree of stromal scarring. However, it's measured on a micrometer scale and you generally need to use scanning or transmission electron microscopy to resolve it. Is this going to affect your...
For people with lower refractive error, another non-surgical option is orthokeratology. You wear a special type of rigid contact lenses during the night which reshape your cornea to correct your vision. You can remove them when you wake up and the effect lasts throughout the day. The...
No problem. I don't really have an agenda, other than I'm interested in maybe becoming an ophthalmologist in the future, and I have some contact with doctors who perform the procedures. I just wanted to shed some more light on the topic for people who are curious. Again, I'm not claiming to...
I'm a medical student and I'm currently rotating with an ophthalmologist, so while I'm not an expert by any means, I can probably try to clear up some of the issues that have been brought up.
This is partly untrue. Your cornea is made of epithelial cells which regenerate extremely quickly...
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