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Hello doctor,My son aged 13 years has got his left eye -11 and right with -8. I am now very worried what good precautions should I take with him. Can you suggest me what should I do?
Hello, Welcome to Chat Doctor forum. I have gone through what you have mentioned and understand your anxiety about your son\s eyesight. - 11D and - 8D are high myopic powers and the chances are that the power may progress as your son is still young. My advice to you is: 1. Avoid reading or holding objects very near to ...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
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Hello doctor,I recently have noticed a slight blurriness in my right eye. It is only noticeable when I close my left eye, and so I am not sure how long it has taken for this to develop. I am going to see an optometrist and doctor early next week but am currently on the road for work.My main question is that when I look...
Hello. This kind of a picture of eyesight becoming better on looking at specific directions are related to astigmatism. It is a very prevalent and correctable condition. There is no need to be anxious about it. Different reasons cause floaters. A dilated retinal examination will be able to help us get to the cause. Mos...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
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Hello doctor,My vision was crystal clear this morning. I just woke up from a nap, and the vision in my left eye is blurry. It has not cleared up in the past half an hour. Twice over the years, this has happened, and it normalized over a few hours, but I am in a jungle now. So, I would like to err on the side of caution...
Hello. Did you get any surgery done for retinal detachment earlier? It may be a recurrent episode of retinal detachment. If you have diabetes or hypertension that may be a cause of this detachment. It can also happen in vitreous hemorrhage in which you will see a slightly reddish vision and will not clear up. If this i...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
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Hi doctor,I am 19 years old. I have pain in the corner of my left eye for the past one year. I went to the doctor, and he gave me Sterdex. I used it and felt better. My pain went away. After a few months, I started to have pain, but it was not so severe as the first time. I wear glasses and lenses, and I am treating my...
Hi. Minimize the use of steroids as much as possible to avoid side effects such as an increase in eye pressure leading to glaucoma. Both Sterdex (Dexamethasone) and Chibro are steroids. They may relieve your symptoms in the short run but may harm your eyes if used for long term. Pain in the corner should not affect you...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
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Hello doctor,I am 16 years old, and I wear contact lenses. I have never really taken them off. I would sleep with the contact lenses in my eyes and I have started wearing them since I was 13 years old. I would change them, but I would not take them off, and I would go days. My vision gets worse when I go to the eye doc...
Hi, Welcome to Chat Doctor forum. It can be an infection, but one thing you must remember is contact lenses should ideally be used 8 to 10 hours a day. If you wear during sleep and for more than 10 hours a day, there is a possibility of the eyes developing infection and transparency of cornea getting decreased over a l...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
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Hello doctor,I have an astigmatism of O.D. -0.75, -1.25 90 OS: -1.0 -0.75 85. The last week I have had constant headaches and periodic blurry vision. I am wondering if this could be a result of not wearing my glasses. How often should I be wearing my glasses? The periodic blurry vision started two weeks ago and one wee...
Hello, Welcome to Chat Doctor forum. Firstly, since how long time you put your glasses? However, there are many points I would like to explain to you: For this, my answer is yes, your problem which you complain maybe caused because you do not put your glasses. I advise you to use them as I told you and then if the prob...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
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Hello doctor,I have an odd thing happening in my left eye. I see a flash of light when I look right to left in the left side of my eye. It is a curve from top to bottom. It happens in daylight, nighttime, and even in the dark with my eyes closed. I move my pupil left to right and see a bright arc of light. I cannot mak...
Hello. This occurrence of flashes of light can be due to various causes. The first and the most probable cause could be posterior vitreous detachment, this is a benign condition not requiring any treatment. Here, you may experience some floaters but no reduction in vision or nonseeing areas in your visual field. The mo...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
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Hello doctor,My eye power is only -0.5, but now it has increased to -1.5. I think it is due to the side effects of Perinorm tablets, which I was taking before six months. I am currently taking homeopathic medicines to remove my glass. Please suggest to me how to get rid of spectacles?
Hello, Welcome to Chat Doctor forum. As you grow in height and built, similarly, your eye size changes, so as your glass number. Usually myopia (minus number) starts at 7-8 years of age and keep on changing till 20-22 years. Your glasses number is small. Keep using glasses and visit your doctor once in six months or on...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
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Hello doctor,On my left eye, on the corner, nearest my nose on the sclera there is a tiny clear bubble. I have has this for years and it does not bother me. On the conjunctiva, it appears also a little puffy but I have noticed on the lacrimal caruncle there seems to be a red little spot. My eyes are always dry and I su...
Hello. I have seen the image (attachment removed to protect patient identity). The clear bubble is kind of retention cyst which is completely harmless. Only trouble if it causes red eye or heaviness while eye movements. Which you are not having.Secondly, I have seen your spot at the nasal angle but do not worry. It can...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
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Hello doctor,What is HMD (hereditary macular degeneration) and what is the maximum possible impact of this disease in future on a person? Can this disease make one blind?
Hello, Welcome to Chat Doctor forum. HMD (hereditary macular degeneration) is a broad term given to a group of diseases that mainly affect the retina by deposition of some kind of material in between the retinal layers. These are genetic diseases. Though I have not seen anybody going completely blind with HMD, it can a...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
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Hello doctor,Suddenly, my right eye got smaller than my left eye for a few seconds (15 seconds) and then it came back to normal. It has happened a few times now. Why is this?
Hello, Welcome to Chat Doctor forum. I have gone through the picture (attachment removed to protect patient identity). As per your age and as it is occurring for the first time, I want answers to the following questions. Revert back as soon as possible. For more information consult an eye care ophthalmologist online
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Hello doctor,My mother is facing water discharge from her eyes. With water, there is also some thick semi-liquid discharge from sides. These symptoms are also accompanied by some heaviness in the eyes. I believe this is contagious as one another family member of mine is facing the same issues.
Hello. Your mother is most probably suffering from infective conjunctivitis. Probably bacterial. The treatment is antibiotic eye ChatDoctor. You should consult an Ophthalmologist for the same. Most important is that it should not spread to others. It spreads from person to person by Take care.
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
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Hello doctor,I play games on my laptop for hours a day and after a few hours, my eyes become little blurry especially my left eye. It is not that I cannot see a thing but I cannot see clearly either as compared to my right eye. I can see fully clear when it is about 5 to 10 cm from my eye (letters) but it became blurry...
Hi, Welcome to Chat Doctor forum. If you having blurring of vision in one or both eyes first thing to do is get your eyes checked for refractive error, you might need glasses. And glasses will solve your problem. Other cause of blurring after an excess laptop or digital devices use may be ChatDoctor. People who sit i...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
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Hello doctor,I am a 31-year-old male with a history of closed globe injury in the right eye 10 years ago. At that time, my vision in the right eye was hand movements only and I was diagnosed with a macular injury. Three months later, my vision slowly improved to 6/36. However, my right eye started to deviate (exotropia...
Hello. Diplopia is occurring definitely due to squinting because, in this, the image which is formed will be defocussed. It has occurred secondary to the trauma. The only remedy is to correct it by surgery. If it would have been due to other causes which were intrinsic to the eye then the chances would have been to cor...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
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Hello doctor,My mother is 51 years old and she had thyroid sometime in the past. There are no signs of it from the last one year. However, she has these bulging eyes all the time, but she can perfectly see everything with her spectacles. I do not really know what happened to her the other day. She was watching her favo...
Hello, Welcome to Chat Doctor forum. From your question, it is not mentioned if it is hypo or hyperthyroid. But the symptoms suggest it would be hyperthyroidism or Graves' disease. I hope your mother is on medication otherwise the condition might worsen. The condition occurs due to overgrowth of tissues around the eyeb...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
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Hello doctor,I am of 21 and I am suffering from permanent blurry eye vision in my only right one. It is by birth. Is there any chance to cure it without any permanent glasses and without any operations. Suggest me, please.
Hello. I understand that you are having blurred vision in your right eye since birth. This kind of presentation can be due to a variety of reasons, the most important being amblyopia. This is a weakness in your vision nerve and the vision centers of your brain. This diagnosis can be made after the examination of your e...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
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Hi doctor,I feel a strange glitch in my vision. It is quite big and takes up a large portion of my central vision. It is neither a shadow nor a flash, it looks like a greasy fingerprint smudge in my vision which disappears quickly. It happens when I blink, but mostly occurs when my eyes move quickly. I have had it for ...
Hi. As per your description of symptoms it looks to be non-pathological. It can be due to ChatDoctor. It will occur when a thick eye secretion covers the cornea, once you blink it will get clear. This needs to be treated with artificial tear
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
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Hi doctor,I have a squint in my right eye and it has moved outwards. I do not have a proper vision in my right. I cannot see clearly through my right eye; even I recognize thing pretty hard. I want to know whether it can be corrected, so that both my eyes work together. I am confused as I am now 26 years old. Is the co...
Hi. I have gone through the pictures of your eyes (attachment removed to protect patient identity). Revert with reports to an eye care ophthalmologist online
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
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Hi doctor,When I was opening a powerful glue bottle, two small drops of glue went into my left eye. After two months, I observed black spots on the whitish part of my eye. Please help.
Hi. The cause of black spots may since childhood just like moles on the skin. Most probably they are not related to glue. Need an eye checkup once. Please do safety measure while dealing any such thing or any chemical. Use protective glasses. If any accident happens, then first of all wash your eyes with water as early...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
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Hello doctor,My friend started vomiting last night and I noticed that his eyelids were red and bruised. Is there something else besides the vomiting that could have caused the bruised eyelids?
Hello, Welcome to Chat Doctor forum. From the history provided, it seems that your friend is having red and bruised eyes following vomiting. This is probably because of rupture of very small blood vessels in the eyelids during vomiting. This will not require any treatment and it will subside in one or two weeks, as th...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
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Hello doctor,I slept with color contacts in my eyes and now I woke and took them out and there is a white cloud blocking my vision.
Hello. A photograph would have been very helpful for making a diagnosis. It is never advisable to sleep with your contacts. Here is the possibility of your situation: 1. Epithelial edema. In this case, remove and stop wearing your contacts for one month. Start Hypersol eye ChatDoctor. Take care.
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
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Hi doctor,What is the difference between IntraLasik and Contoura Lasik?
Hi, Welcome to Chat Doctor forum. IntraLasik is a method in which the corneal flap is taken by laser. In regular Lasik, the corneal flap is taken by a mechanical device which has a metal blade. The rest of the procedures are the same. Contoura vision is a personalized Lasik in which the laser correction is done accordi...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
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Hello doctor,I am a 41-year-old female and have been diagnosed with viral conjunctivitis by a specialist. My eye health is otherwise perfect (had them checked out a week before this came on). After a few days, it spread to the other eye. I expect the first eye will heal first, even though the second eye is not as bad. ...
Hello. I reviewed your history. It seems from the history that you are having viral conjunctivitis involving both the eyes. Coming to your first question, viral conjunctivitis remains infective in the initial three to five days hence no need to worry about the reinfection from the one eye that is still healing. Usually...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
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Hi doctor,My partner is wearing spectacles. She is going to undergo lasik surgery next week. She suffers from thyroid. Is it comfortable for her to go for lasik surgery for eyes? Will the eyes get swelled after lasik surgery? Please suggest.
Hi, Welcome to Chat Doctor forum. Your partner has thyroid disease and has opted for lasik surgery. Usually, the healing and remodeling time for the cornea is three months at maximum. So she can recover soon. Just like other surgical procedures, lasik also have a few shortcomings. I will try to explain it. Thyroid dise...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
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Hello doctor,Sometimes, when I am doing stuff, my vision makes it seem like there is a white haze, like heaven, I guess. Like everything has a white haze light. It is pure not like fog or a dirty color. Sometimes it lasts a few minutes, other times a few seconds. Sometimes I see it, other times weeks pass without seein...
Hello. There are a number of causes which could lead to such a problem. In the eyes, macular degeneration can cause problems like a distortion of images, also called metamorphopsia and a ChatDoctor. Retinal detachment can cause flashes of light which come and go in an instant especially on eye movements. It also caus...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
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Hello doctor,My 4 years old daughter has an inward turn in her right eye after concentrating for a while. We had an eye test recently. Can you tell me if her results mean she needs glasses as she keeps saying her eyes hurt watching television and readings of her results are: Right eye sph +1.50 cyl -0.50, left eye sph ...
Hello. That is a very normal refractive condition of a 4-year-old child and I would not advise correction. However, you might want to consider reducing the time watching TV along with the brightness of the screen after sunset. Reduced blinking might lead to ChatDoctor. Monitor every six months considering the family ...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
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Hello doctor,I have high eye pressure of 30 and 24, visual field loss, and at times I go completely blind in both eyes. I have also gone blind in just one eye. I just went back to the eye doctor when I had the pressure of 24 and 30. I have been there three times and each time I had a high eye pressure. He at first told...
Hello, Welcome to Chat Doctor forum. I reviewed your history. The presence of elevated intraocular pressure is called as ocular hypertension. If it is associated with visual field changes or optic disc changes it is called as glaucoma. However, ocular hypertension alone also requires treatment particularly in your case...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
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Hello doctor,I am a 19-year-old male. I have been to a few ophthalmologists about this and they seem to think it is benign. But I want to get some other input on this. If I widen my eyes and move my head around, I can see shadows in my far peripheral vision moving as my head does. And it seems that the shadows change a...
Hello. What you are describing is most probably breaks in the gel shaped part of the eye and is called floaters. It is a normal and physiological condition that we see in patients that have refractive errors and have no significant consequences. If these symptoms persist and are causing you discomfort look for an ophth...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
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Hi doctor,I have had redness in my eyes. I began using Tetryzoline but it had no effect. The redness has increased in the past two weeks. It feels dry, itchy, and occasionally gritty on my eyes. I recently began to experience pain around my eyes on the left side. I use to work on the computer for 8 hours a day. What me...
Hi, Welcome to ChatDoctor. I will tell the medicines as well as ways to tackle the screen time. Start Moxifloxacin plus Loteprednol eye ChatDoctor. Olopatadine 0.2 percent eye
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
patient_consultation-0029
Hello doctor,I feel a tight band like pressure around my head while wearing specs. I try not to flinch my head muscles while feeling the head pressure fearing it will escalate the pressure feeling. I started wearing specs from the age of 16, and now I am 19. I do not want to wear contact lenses and cannot go for LASIK ...
Hello. You probably have a tension-type headache. This can be managed with medicine and relaxation exercises and by reducing the stress as well. Even with specs, you can manage these headache symptoms. For more clarity on your symptoms and further evaluation, you can visit nearby psychiatrist or neurologist. So as of n...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
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Hi doctor,I am a student, and I stay in a highly polluted area. I got shifted here five months ago. Early in the morning as soon as I wake up for five to ten minutes, my eyes start paining and irritating. Few times it also turns red. Due to this I could not wake up on time and also feel uncomfortable. When I study I fe...
Hi. By your description, it looks like a condition called vernal keratoconjunctivitis. It is a type of allergic condition. It increases in summer and dusty polluted environment. I suggest you wash your eyes with cold filter water twice a day. Also, use Pataday eye ChatDoctor.
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
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left eyelid very swollen and itchy with pain. It is also very itchy and painful and also having a white discharge from eye. I have been having the issue for a week and it is not getting any better
Hello, According to picture you have send its likely to be infective in origin. So you have to take antibiotics for the treatment. All these you have to take for 1 weeks. Then you will be fine. Infection As per now nothing ? Sty Infected lid swelling As mention above Do not rub your eye Do not touch your eye After 1 we...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
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Hi doctor,I had LASIK done for my eyes two months back. My vision is all right but, I feel a burning sensation at the corners of the eyes (corners from where tear comes). After 20 days of LASIK, (back then) whenever I put any eye drops my eyes started burning. Due to the burning sensation, my eyes started watering. I h...
Hi, Welcome to Chat Doctor forum. LASIK when it is done, corneal nerves will be cut. These corneal nerves take several months to regenerate. This can lead to continuous ChatDoctor. Eyes also become hypersensitive. Systane ultra is artificial tear eye
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
patient_consultation-0033
Hello doctor,I got hit on my cheek by a rock while doing some work. The area under my eye swole up and caused me to have a black eye. Now a whole one year two months later, I still feel the bruising of under eye similar to the look of a black eye. Is there a certain term for this?
Hello. The certain term for this is the black eye that you have told yourself. This is a particular term (black eye) used for trauma to eye area resulting in blood collection around it. Another term used for it is raccoon eyes or panda eyes as it forms a complete ring around the eye. Because the eye area is very thin, ...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
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Hello doctor,Yesterday we had a consultation with an eye doctor for my kid.After diagnosis the doctor said "kid\s eyeball size is quite big".He also said left and right eye have "-4" power (not cylindrical) and retina is good.He also added that, at this stage we cannot do any thing and asked us to come back after 6 mo...
Hello. I reviewed your history. Do write back to an eye care ophthalmologist online after consulting your pediatric ophthalmologist so that we can plan the next treatment
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
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Hello doctor,I am 37 years old. I have discomfort and mild pain in the right eye since last four days. The doctor has advised taking Nevanac ophthalmic suspension 0.1 suspension, and Maxmoist eye drops for dry eye. He has advised to take Nevanac one drop four times daily in both eyes, and Maxmoist eye drops only in rig...
Hello. No, Nevanac (Nepafenac) does not have such side effects. But, I suggest you reduce the frequency of Nevanac to twice daily after 15 days and then to once at bedtime after next 15 days. You said you are wearing -2.75 in the right and -3.75 in left. This is a spherical error but your prescription shows that along ...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
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Hello doctor,I was born half blind in one eye. I have been through a stressful few months and it has all caught up with me now with headaches and anxiety-like symptoms, etc. I noticed during this time, that my \x80\x9cgood eye\x80\x9d became hazy/blurry and became quite sensitive to light. This has gone back to normal ...
Hello, Welcome to Chat Doctor forum. The symptoms of photophobia and blurry vision points out to the following possibilities: Given that there is a history of congenital impairment of vision in one eye, this tips the diagnosis towards glaucoma or corneal dystrophy. But to diagnose them with certainty you will have to ...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
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Hi doctor,I have done an eye test recently, and I found that I need a cylindrical correction too. Earlier I used spectacles only with spherical correction. My test results show 6/18, -1.25 DC \xc3\x97 95, 6/6 and 6/9, -0.25/-0.75 \xc3\x97 75, 6/6. I would like to know whether my eye power is too weak. Is there any othe...
Hi, Welcome to Chat Doctor forum. The cylinder power is low, and there is nothing to worry. As there is astigmatism, the glasses have to be worn at all times. You do not need to wear glasses if you do not have symptoms like eyestrain or a headache. But if you have eyestrain and headache, you need to wear glasses. The p...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
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Hello doctor,I need advice regarding my eyes. I use computer up to 18 hours daily. I want to protect my eyes form damage as well. So let me know if any type of glasses is available. If so, then what is the name and characteristics of lenses used for protection from computer screen?
Hello, Welcome to Chat Doctor forum. The disease that you can have is computer vision syn ChatDoctor. If you are working for so long. In this, the blinking rate of eyes is reduced due to constantly staring at the screen which can cause
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
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Hello doctor,My mom is a glaucoma patient for the last 10 years. She has been on medications like eye drops including Azopt, Ganfort, Alphagan, Vigamox, and prior to them Cosopt (which did not suit her). She has gone through retina eye laser and also has been injected in both her eyes almost 22 times for retinal leakag...
Hello. I am very sorry to hear about your mother\s eyes. I suspect that she must have undergone the retina laser and the injections for a condition called as diabetic retinopathy. I feel that most likely it is a complication of diabetic retinopathy that might have caused a high pressure in her eyes. Xen gel stent is cu...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
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Hello doctor,After a course of antibiotics, I have developed severe dry eyes, dry mouth, and photosensitivity. No tears are coming from my eyes. I think I have developed Sjogren\s syndrome. Is there any treatment for Sjogren\s? I am wating for the test. The antibiotics are long gone, but all the things I mentioned abov...
Hello. I went through your query. You have not mentioned which antibiotics you have taken. I do not think that you have Sjogren\s. Regards. For more information consult a rheumatologist online
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
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Hello doctor,I am 20 years old and I have myopia (-3,50 ). I always avoided smoking, lived a healthy lifestyle and ate a balanced diet but my vision just got worse. I just became worried about my vision. What else can I do to stop this progress?
Hello, Welcome to Chat Doctor forum. I understand your concerns. I want to assure you that such myopic progression is quite common at a young age such as in your case. This is mainly because of the exponential growth and development of all the parts of your body at this stage of life. I can confirm that this has nothin...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
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Hello doctor,My grandmother is 83 years old and has been suffering from a mild form of glaucoma for three years now. When we consulted doctors earlier they suggested using eye drops than surgery. So we have been using Travo Z and Tear Drops daily and she is also able to see properly. Since one week she is experiencing ...
Hello. Has she got operated for cataract? Any previous record of vision please share the latest one. Also, share the glaucoma test reports in which she was diagnosed as glaucoma and share the photo of eyes.
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
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Hello doctor,I am a 31-year-old female. My right eye is red and very sensitive to light. It is painful while I move the eyeballs. Center of the eye is paining with irritation.
Hello, Welcome to Chat Doctor forum. A couple of things come to mind when an eye presents like you described red, painful, photophobic. The first one is an eye inflammation, officially called an anterior uveitis. This is usually an isolated incident. It is considered idiopathic, which is just a fancy way of saying we d...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
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Hi doctor,I am 24 years old. Three months ago, I got viral conjuctivitis after two weeks everything was fine but eyes got blurred then my doctor recommended me Tobramycin + Fluorometholone acetate suspension and Tear Naturale Forte. Then after using it for one month my vision was clear but then doctor changed eye drops...
Hello, Welcome to Chat Doctor forum. I have seen the picture. (attachment removed to protect patient identity). You are having post-viral SPK (superficial punctuate keratitis) in your eyes. It is a very common condition after viral conjunctivitis. It is that small whitish scar marks on the cornea which leads to blurre...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
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Hello doctor,I see a black dot that has not gone away since yesterday does not move when I rub my eye or blink. It is more significant than floaters I usually see. It seems to move when I jiggle my eye a lot and moves slowly down after I shake my eye.
Hello, Welcome to Chat Doctor forum. The fact that it is moving confirms that is also a floater but maybe newly acquired. Your age does not seem to put you in any danger of systemic diseases unless there is a family history of some genetic diseases. Marijuana does not seem to be the cause either. However, there is an i...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
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\x80\x8bHi doctor,I have sharp pain in the right eye since yesterday evening. Also, I wore a fresh pair contact lens last evening. And I did not wear a contact lens for almost two months. The pain started two hours after wearing contact lens and I went to a marriage function and there were many people with conjunctivit...
Hello. I reviewed your history and the photo attached to the question. (attachment removed to protect patient identity). It seems like inflammatory swelling of the upper eyelid, most commonly in the form of hordeolum. I would like to treat this condition by the use of antibiotic eye ChatDoctor.
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
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Hi doctor,My mom accidentally dropped the Lulifin lotion into my eyes. Is there any first aid treatment or should I contact the doctor? Please tell me. I am scared.
Hi, Welcome to Chat Doctor forum. Lulifin is an antifungal lotion. You should immediately do an eye wash with clean water, and continue this for at least 20 to 30 minutes. You can get some antibiotics steroid eye ChatDoctor. Please remember that if your vision is affected then it is better to see an eye doctor.
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
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Hello doctor,55 years old male with complaint of ptosis on the right eye having diabetes for the past 10 to 12 years. FBS yesterday taken was 165 mg/dl. Ocular movement normal on left side but adduction limited in affected side. He is suspected to have third nerve palsy. What all medical intervention can be possible to...
Hello. I recommend performing a brain MRI. If normal (which means that is a peripheral nerve damage) I would recommend starting low dose Steroids for 20 days, Vitamin B complex supplements, Alpha lipoic acid 1200 mg daily. In case of pain in the eye, Gabapentin or Pregabalin can be helpful.
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
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Hi, I have gradually developed unilateral ptosis, is there any cream or non surgical way to cure it. My eyes were fine till about a year ago, gradually my right eyelid started to droop and is getting worse day by day.
Hello As you have send me images of your both eye I can see there is ptosis in your eyes right eye it is looking more compare to left eye. As you told it started a year ago and not from birth so it can be apponeurotic ptosis but we have to take exact measurements for ptosis and we have to compare both eyes. For your qu...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
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Hello doctor,I have an exotropia squint in my right eye from the last 10 to 12 years. Presently I have a very low vision in that eye and near and far vision is blurry. I consulted an ophthalmologist and he recommended a LASIK surgery and after that a squint correction surgery a month later. Should I go for that? I am a...
Hello, Welcome to Chat Doctor forum. I have gone through your images (attachment removed to protect patient identity). You can proceed with the LASIK surgery and the squint correction as advised but please keep the following in mind: Do discuss with your doctor regarding these points. For more information consult an ey...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
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Hello doctor,I concern that I have angle-closure glaucoma. I took a strong sleeping pill called Trazodone one night and woke up with a decreased vision in the right eye. My left eye became bad three weeks later. It has now been three months with no improvement. Fundus and other clinical examinations are normal. However...
Hello, Welcome to Chat Doctor forum. I reviewed your reports with patience. OCT (optical coherence tomography) of optic nerve head is normal. Your vision, color vision, visual field, and intraocular pressure are normal. I do not think you have any glaucoma. Please feel free to ask your queries.
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
patient_consultation-0052
Hello doctor,I have a lazy eye. My right eye (sph - 0.50 cyl -0.75 axis 10 degrees) and the left eye is fine. I am 24 years old. I am a web developer, I have to work in front of the computer screen more than 13 hours. Kindly answer the following:What should I do? Do I need to change my profession?Is it curable? What is...
Hello, Welcome to Chat Doctor forum. Are you facing any problem in vision? I do not think you will be having any problem with your vision. It does not seem to be lazy eye to me (attachment removed to protect patient identity). Your right eye has a slightly subnormal vision and that may not be even noticeable. Is your e...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
patient_consultation-0053
Hello doctor, For ten years, my husband has been successfully using an extended wear bandage contact lens (monthly wear) to control the pain of aphakic bullous keratopathy in one eye. About seven months ago, he had an episode of foreign body pain in the eye which the contact lens could not control. His optometrist chan...
Hello. I reviewed your history. Bandage contact lenses are a proven and effective treatment option for pain relief in case of aphakic bullous keratopathy. Hence he can continue the same and I do not think these are responsible for the sore feeling of the eyes. For symptomatic relief, he can use artificial tears eye Ch...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
patient_consultation-0054
Hello doctor,I had a CBC (complete blood count) done yesterday and it came back with elevated WBC of 13500, with neutrophils 9000 (more or less), ESR 36, and close to normal lymphocytes. My urine sample was negative. I had a severe eye infection that lasted about 10 days and started clearing up really nicely yesterday....
Hello. Following is my opinion for your asked question. Your total count and neutrophils are elevated. So it could be due to bacterial infection or stress as per provided history. You can complete the course of antibiotics. Meanwhile, try to reduce stress and anxiety by yoga, exercise, breathing exercises, etc. You can...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
patient_consultation-0055
Hello doctor,Can I play football again after retinal tear? It has been seven months after eye laser and I have been great, no more flashing lights for few months and no vision problems.
Hi, Welcome to Chat Doctor forum. I, unfortunately, have to say no. The fact that you have had a retinal tear which had to be treated by laser tells me that you are at future risk of another tear. The tear by itself can progress to retinal detachment and can permanently decrease the visual acuity of your eye even after...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
patient_consultation-0056
Hello doctor,I am concerned because I have a growth on the corner of my eye that you can see when you pull my eyelid to the side. It has been there for a long time. I do not even remember the first time I noticed it. It is a pinkish color. It does not move with my eye so it does not seem like it is attached. I also hav...
Hi, Welcome to Chat Doctor forum. The swelling that I can see in the photo of yours (attachment removed to protect patient identity) can be one of the two things: Given that it has been there with you for seven years, tells me that it is a benign swelling. You will need to see a doctor about the swelling if: Regarding ...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
patient_consultation-0057
Hello doctor,I am a 70 year old male. I just moved to a new area and found a new ophthalmologist, and he said my optic disc was smaller than normal, and he recommended a visual field test, to get a baseline, should it be needed for the future. I called my ophthalmologist for the previous two decades, and he said he nev...
Hello, Welcome to Chat Doctor forum. The spectrum of the disc and the cup size is hugely variable in people. The size of the optic disc is not the only determining factor. The size of the cup, average rim size and pattern, nerve fiber pattern, and intraocular pressure, are together taken into consideration before concl...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
patient_consultation-0058
Hi doctor,I am a 32-year-old software engineer. My lens power in the right eye is -1.75 and left eye is -1.25. I use computer around 12 hours a day and all day I sit under a fan. From a couple of months, my eyes are dry. From past three months, daily I am taking one omega-3 tablet, which is making things little better....
Hi, Welcome to Chat Doctor forum. Contact lenses are not advisable for people having ChatDoctor. I recommend you to use spectacle only. Antiglare, blue cut glasses help you on computer screen work to some extent. It will help to relieve from UV light from LED lights. If
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
patient_consultation-0059
Hello doctor,Can you make a diagnosis of autoimmune or other thyroid disease based on the information?I was treated. My theory is I have autoimmune thyrotoxicosis or Graves\ disease. I was taking Lithium for cluster migraine prevention. When I discontinued Lithium I become very anxious in line with Graves\ hyperthyroid...
Hi, Welcome to Chat Doctor forum. The diagnosis is correct viz hyperthyroid Graves\ disease. You certainly need Methimazole for this as well as a thyroid surgery. You should not take Lithium for prolonged use. However, bearing in mind the side effects it has. But I understand you also need it for your grittiness and mo...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
patient_consultation-0060
Hello doctor,My son is 4 months old, and one eye is slightly more open than the other (ever since he was born). I feel like the eyelid of the eye that does not open as wide might be swollen and there is also an angel\s kiss on that eyelid. It also has an extra crease on the outside of the eyelid. Is that ptosis or some...
Hello, Welcome to Chat Doctor forum. I have seen the photos. (attachment removed to protect patient identity). From the photos, I can see a few variations from the normal anatomy in both upper lids. There is an extra fold of skin over the upper lid of the right eye, this is called epiblepharon in medical terminology. ...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
patient_consultation-0061
Hello doctor,I am 18 years old and I once in my lifetime applied toothpaste on my bottom eyelid trying to help with the dark circles I had but then I had an irritation there and the next morning I had a scab which later fell off and left an indentation on my end eye that looks like an ugly wrinkle. Can this be treated ...
Hi, Welcome to Chat Doctor forum. I understand your concern. The indentation below the eyelids as I can see the picture (attachment removed to protect patient identity) could have been due to two things. Toothpaste that you had applied might have caused contact dermatitis and in turn skin thinning in that area. The oth...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
patient_consultation-0062
Hello doctor,I had a watery eye and I feel something is there in my eye since last week. It was really bad during the weekend and I found a white spot in the eye. I went to an ophthalmologist and he just had a look through the machine. He said it could be marginal keratitis and gave me drops and cream. Uncomfortable fe...
Hi, Welcome to Chat Doctor forum. Can you name the medicines that your doctor prescribed? Marginal keratitis is not a disease to be taken lightly. The white spot will lighten as the healing begins but will not completely vanish. Send me the pictures of the doctor\s file and the medications prescribed. For more informat...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
patient_consultation-0063
Hello doctor,My 9 month old baby boy is having some issue in the left eye. Before a week, suddenly one day, I saw his left eye half red and then it slowly subsided. But now, there is some little part of his left eye seems to be permanently reddish and some part of his eye pupil edge looks whitish. I am worried about th...
Hello. I have gone through the image (attachment removed to protect patient identity). It looks like an allergic reaction. I suggest the following: Consult your specialist doctor, discuss with him or her and start taking the medicines with their consent. For more information consult an eye care ophthalmologist online
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
patient_consultation-0064
Hello doctor,I am a 19 year old boy and I have myopia (2.5 approximately in both the eyes) and I am wearing glasses since two and a half years. Now, I am thinking to quit glasses. What best can I do to reduce the power and quit glasses completely?
Hello. Myopia is a refractive error. The change in your refractive correction should be checked every six months to note any progression/improvement. Even a fundus examination is necessary. The refractive correction needed can be given either via spectacles or contact lenses. Giving up on glasses will not help. It can ...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
patient_consultation-0065
Hello doctor,I am a 66-year-old male with no hypertension and non-diabetic. Since many years I have the dry eye problems and have been using Refresh tears drops or Refresh Liquigel. Last year, I developed frequent twitching of eyes and eye specialist prescribed the same eye drops and fish oil 1200 mg that contains 360 ...
Hi. You seem to be suffering from what we call myokymia. It is a benign twitching of the eyelids. It has been known to be associated with ChatDoctor. The other know factors which cause and aggravate it are
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
patient_consultation-0066
Hello doctor,My two year old son has eye power.RightS C A-1.50 -1.00 169-1.50 -1.00. 171-1.50 -1.00. 171-1.50. -1.00. 171.LeftS C A2.00. 0.75. 1491.75. 0.75. 1401.75. 0.75. 1391.75. 0.75. 140Does he need glasses? Which type of eye power? Will his number reduce when he grows? He squints a little.
Hello. I have gone through the reports (attachment removed to protect patient identity). The retinoscopy that has been done is the final refractive error. The automatic refractometer readings that you have mentioned are in negative but retinoscopy that has been mentioned is in +3.0. Your child is esotropic, that is inw...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
patient_consultation-0067
Hello doctor,There is optic disc asymmetry 0.5 and 0.7. Normal vision is 6 by 5. I am 30 years old male. Normal BP. I have a complaint of severe headache migraine like when a headache starts, there is swelling around the eye. What can this asymmetry be due to? Can this be glaucoma?
Hello, Welcome to Chat Doctor forum. I have gone through what you have mentioned. There are several causes which cause an asymmetry of optic cup to disc ratio, but glaucoma is the main disease that we try to rule out as it sometimes manifests without any pain and hence can go undetected. Migraine headaches are due to b...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
patient_consultation-0068
Hello doctor,My right eye occasionally gets swollen. I do not have any pain, itchiness or watery eyes. But this comes like once in every three months or four months. It would be there only for one day and gets better later. I initially assumed it to be because of body heat since I get this only for one day. It was very...
Hi. From what you have told about your condition and the photos of yours, I suspect you may be having a benign disease called blepharochalasis. It is quite frequent in your age group and follows the same pattern of on and off swelling of eyelids just like you have told. There are as of now no good tests to confirm this...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
patient_consultation-0069
Hello doctor,My father has been detected with glaucoma. The problem started about two months back. There is some irritation in eyes and vision is hampered in one eye. I wanted to get an opinion on how serious. What should be done? Do we need to take urgent action? Can we cure it completely?
Hi. The thing with glaucoma is that it is a progressive condition and we can arrest its progress to a level that it does not cause further damage. The vision loss that has already been done by the disease is not reversible. Our goal here is to lower the pressure to such a level so that it does not cause further damage....
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
patient_consultation-0070
Hi doctor,My 18 weeks old second daughter was diagnosed to have congenital glaucoma with aniridia and corneal opacities bilaterally at birth for which she underwent bilateral trabeculectomy within 15 days of birth. She achieved peripheral clearance of cornea in both the eyes within few days of surgery after which there...
Hi, Welcome to Chat Doctor forum. It is a good sign that glaucoma is under control and cornea has started clearing out. But the main problem here is to stop development of amblyopia which is basically a state where due to prolong blurring of vision brain. Basically starts rejecting images after a certain time if the hi...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
patient_consultation-0071
Hello doctor,My mother is 65 years old. She has been diagnosed with initial first stage cataract in right eye majorly. I want to know is surgery necessary now, or is there a way out through medications to cure it?
Hello. A cataract is a gradual opacification of a natural lens. It increases with advancing age. An early cataract causes a change in glasses number and vision corrected simply by glasses until the cataract is significant, and vision is not improved even with glasses. Secondly, cataract surgery timing depends upon pati...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
patient_consultation-0072
Hello doctor,My father has glaucoma problem. Presently, he is using Xalacom eye drops but still does not have any changes. Please, I would like you to advise any other drugs to manage his case.
Hello. I understand that your father is suffering from glaucoma and has been prescribed ChatDoctor. You have mentioned that there are no changes. What changes are you exactly referring to? I will try to explain the essentials of glaucoma treatment to you so that you will be in a better position to understand how the ...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
patient_consultation-0073
Hello doctor,My age is 30 years old. Sometimes, I have an eye irritation. I have an earthworm image in front of eyes. Please help me to clear this issue.
Hello. I understand that you have two questions, one concerning occasional irritation and the second is regarding a linear worm like image floating in front of your eye. My advice to you is: For irritation, use over the counter lubricant eye ChatDoctor. These will help reduce the irritation and are free of side effect...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
patient_consultation-0074
Hello doctor,My eyelids have become more hooded.
Hello. There can be a number of causes which could give rise to an appearance of a hooded eyelid. The most common of which are: 1. Eyelid bags (for which you may be using lid taping), although a reaction to the tape is possible, it is a rare occurrence. 2. Dermatochalasis which is caused by eyelid skin sagging down, th...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
patient_consultation-0075
Hello doctor,I am 33 years old male. I traveled by train for 12 hours and came sleeping, then I developed a headache. Now, suddenly I am having one eyeball misalignment and dual vision. No other symptoms. Please help.
Hi. You are experiencing sudden squint. Please get blood pressure checked now. The double vision right now is not an emergency but if you have high BP, that has to be taken care of. If you do not have a BP instrument, kindly tell me if you have these signs. Dizziness, headache at the back of your head, slurred speech. ...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
patient_consultation-0076
Hi doctor, My mother is 63 years old. Her weight is 60 kg and her height is 5\2\\. For the last two-three days, she was getting an eye burn. Yesterday, she felt like a sand particle inside her left eye. Also, dropping of the eyelid. So today we started putting some over the counter eye drop. While putting drop we notic...
Hi Welcome to ChatDoctor. I have seen the picture. (attachment removed to protect patient identity). This appears to be a mole. By seeing her eyelids it appears a bit swollen so can be a mild infection. Start Moxifloxacin eye ChatDoctor.
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
patient_consultation-0077
Hi doctor,My mother is suffering from rapidly progressive kidney disease, for which she is on Prednisone for last 4 months. As a side effect of the drug she is developing cataract in her eyes. She usually wears prescription glasses but recently her eye sight improved and upon examination her doctor said she is developi...
Hello. I understand your concerns. 1. Age related.2. Side effects of ChatDoctor. Wear glasses at present. Revert back with the photographs to an eye care ophthalmologist online.- Take care.
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
patient_consultation-0078
Hello doctor,My mother is having severe pain in my eyes for two days. Swelling below eyes and headache also. She is not having eye problem but use specs for eyes sight. Please suggest effective medicine.
Hello, Welcome to Chat Doctor forum. Pain, along with headache, suggest, increases eye pressure. I will tell medicines for relief for now, but tomorrow you have to see an ophthalmologist in person. Start with, 1. Moxifloxacin plus Loteprednol eye ChatDoctor. 2. Tablet Acetazolamide 250 mg stat and one at bedtime (ki...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
patient_consultation-0079
Hello doctor,I need comparison analysis of two fundus photos to check if they are/are not showing signs of progression. Patient is on Xalatan, Timolol, and Dortas.
Hello. From the photographs, there seems to be a very slight progression (attachment removed to protect patient identity). But to come to a conclusion based on fundus photographs alone would be incorrect. One of the most accurate ways to judge progression is field analysis done on Humphrey field analyzer. All the known...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
patient_consultation-0080
Hello doctor, I have noticed that sometimes I can see two or one spinning wheel or fan type thing in my side vision. Suddenly it comes and goes on its own. What can it be? I am scared about retinal detachment. Last I got my retina tested 1.5 years ago and it was fine.
Hello, Welcome to Chat Doctor forum. These things are floaters. They happen due to changes in the vitreous which is jelly like thing in front of retina. If you are seeing now and then, just ignore it. If there is an increase in number of floaters and if you start seeing flashes then consult an Ophthalmologist immediate...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
patient_consultation-0081
Hello doctor,My son is 2.8 years old, sometimes he is blinking eyes often, the first incident occurred two weeks back, and today he is doing that, what might be the reason?
Hello, Welcome to Chat Doctor forum. I understand the situation you are facing with your child. Most of the times, it is normal for this age group chil ChatDoctor. If your child also has any other associated symptoms like not attentive while playing or in playschool, losing awareness of the surroundings, then it could...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
patient_consultation-0082
Hi doctor,Without remembering to take off my contacts, I slept with them on. It was only for three and a half hours. These are yearly lenses, so they are pretty thick. They are FDA approved but doctors normally do not recommend them. I woke up with my vision having a white haze. As the time goes by, it is going away. B...
Hello, Welcome to Chat Doctor forum. I have gone through what you have mentioned and feel that you do need an ophthalmologist appointment. The causes for such a foggy or hazy vision could be corneal edema. As you might already know the contact lenses do not permit good aeration of the cornea, this can cause accumulatio...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
patient_consultation-0083
Hi doctor,I had a recent eye checkup. There is no change to the prescription of varifocal lenses. Why do I need to remove glasses for reading? Would single lens solve the problem?
Hi, Welcome to Chat Doctor forum. If you were wearing glasses for near and now you do not need glasses for near, then that means you are getting index myopia due to changes in your natural lenses. That is an early sign of cataract changes that you can see without near glasses and it is called second vision. As you are ...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
patient_consultation-0084
Hi doctor,I am 18 years old. I am suffering from a squint eye. Can I have any solution for this problem without surgery?
Hi. I have gone through the query. I can tell you the options available to you. It mainly depends on the type of squint and your eye function. Is the squint involved in one eye or both? How do you see with the squinting eye? When you have double vision, how do you see? In case, if you see well, you are eligible for pri...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
patient_consultation-0085
Hello doctor,I am suffering from eye floaters, halos around the lights, photo after image, ghost image. First floaters started two years ago, then after 6 to 7 months later. I started seeing halos around the light then ghost image and three months ago, I started seeing photo afterimage. I am really scared of this. Plea...
Hello, Welcome to Chat Doctor forum. Floaters, photo after-images, ghost images are usually seen in disorders of the retina. Halos are indicative of corneal edema due to various reasons. There are a lot of diseases which can cause such a picture. At the same time, if you only experience these problems once in a while a...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
patient_consultation-0086
Hello doctor,I would like to know the best treatment for advanced keratoconus after using scleral lenses as well. Will there be a condition, where I do not have to use lenses like ever?
Hello. I understand your concern. There are a number of different treatments for keratoconus based on the corneal topographical measures and your visual needs. The best to halt progression is corneal collagen cross-linking (C3R). This procedure causes the development of a lot of chemical bonds inside your cornea stabil...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
patient_consultation-0087
Hello doctor,I was wondering if anyone could tell me about my condition. I used to go to an eye doctor when I was little but I cannot remember when I last went. I was never pushed to go by my parents when I was younger, only when I needed a new pair of glasses.I was born with one eye small, the other normal. My vision ...
Hi, Welcome to Chat Doctor forum. You have unilateral microphthalmos i.e. your one eye which in your case is right eye is not fully developed and has developed a squint. Other eyes appear normal but I will advise you to get a fundus in the left eye also to rule out any retinal anomaly. The condition in the right will a...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
patient_consultation-0088
Hello doctor,I am having diabetes from the past 18 years. I have been advised to take Accentrix injection by my doctor. Kindly, suggest me in this regard. I have attached my OCT reports for your reference.
Hi, Welcome to Chat Doctor forum. The optical coherence tomography report that you have attached is showing increased macular thickness in both eyes. This condition is known as diabetic macular edema.
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
patient_consultation-0089
Hello doctor,I am 26 years old. I have never had any problems with my eyes. I had a perfect vision. But, from yesterday morning I feel blurred vision in my right eye. I am an informatician, so I am in front of a screen every day for almost 10-15 years and I do not have pain in my eyes when I use it. For past one month ...
Hello, Welcome to Chat Doctor forum. I reviewed your history. Computer screen. Vision testing. Refractive error. ChatDoctor. Artificial tears. Avoid continuous use of computers or laptops. Revert back after a month with the reports to an eye care ophthalmologist online.-
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
patient_consultation-0090
Hello doctor, I have been wearing contacts for a few years, but recently after I take my contact lenses out. I feel like there is something in my left eye when I blink. Do you know what this could be?
Hello, Welcome to Chat Doctor forum. Since you have been wearing contact lenses for a few years now, you could have developed giant papillary conjunctivitis. Here patients develop a few bumps on their conjunctiva (the lining of their eye) due to prolonged use of contact lenses. The best way to get rid of these is to st...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
patient_consultation-0091
Hello doctor,I want to know if it is possible to correct the eyes of a child that does not focus properly. The condition is when the child is looking straight, the eyes appear as if it is looking elsewhere.
Hello, Welcome to Chat Doctor forum. Your child has squint eyes. This can be due to multiple causes. 1. Refractive error or glass number. 2. Congenital squint due to neurological issues. 3. Retinal or optic nerve pathology. Kindly get your child evaluated from a pediatric ophthalmologist. Initially, they will prescribe...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
patient_consultation-0092
Hello doctor,Some oil went into my retina around 20 days back. I consulted some doctor\s, but different doctors gave different advice. While doing some work my retina swells up in the left eye and the vision is not proper. When will it be all right?
Hello, Welcome to ChatDoctor. I have seen your medical notes and can assure you that you should be doing fine. I also read that you have had lasik surgery done in the past. First of all the oil did not effect your retina, which is the innermost portion of the eye, not exposed to the out side. The oil effected your cor...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
patient_consultation-0093
Hello doctor,My eye doctor told me, after doing an eye scan, that I have no pigment in my sclera. She said she could see right through my eye in the scans. I cannot find anything online regarding this. I would like to know what this condition is called so I can research as I also have glaucoma that is unresponsive to a...
Hello. I think what she meant was iris, not sclera. There is brown or black pigment in our iris. Normally, some people have blue or green. But, there this a genetic condition known as albinism or pigment dispersion syn ChatDoctor. Patients with these conditions suffer from glaucoma too. To correct glaucoma these patie...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
patient_consultation-0094
Hi doctor,I am 39 years old. My ocular pressure has been measured three times within the last month and values vary from 20 to 24 mmHg. The field vision test is fine. OCT shows some damage to the RNFL. Do I have glaucoma? What treatment do you suggest?
Hello. In my opinion, we can still keep you in the category of \glaucoma suspect\ rather than labeling you with the diagnosis of glaucoma. To summarize, in my opinion, you are glaucoma suspect. If you have any family history of glaucoma, then I will start treatment for glaucoma. But if there is no family history of gla...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
patient_consultation-0095
Hello doctor,I work on the computer for over 10 hours daily. I have dry eyes and minus power of 1.75 in both eyes. However, of late I see light flashes in left eye followed by heat like sensation coming out from the eye. Please advise.
Hello. Heat sensations are due to continuous computer work. 1. Always use a well light room. The light position should be behind your head not in front. 2. Screen height should be below eye level. 3. Every 20 minutes take your eyes off the screen and try to relax for 20 seconds try to see an object as far as possible f...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
patient_consultation-0096
Hi doctor,I am a 22-year-old girl. I have had eye problems for around nine months and have seen several eye doctors and ophthalmologists who all have told me different things and tried a lot of different treatments that have not worked. I am a contact lens wearer with extremely bad eyesight and first had eye problems e...
Hi. I can imagine the situation you are going through. MGD (meibomian gland dysfunction) with ChatDoctor. Your doctor is treating it very well but in spite of all, you are still having problems. You have done warm compresses, taken oral and topical antibiotics and steroid
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
patient_consultation-0097
Hello doctor,My daughter is one and a half months old. One of her eyeballs appears to be more inside than the other. What should we do? Should we consult a specialist or will it get alright as the baby grows?
Hello. I read your query and understand your concern. But, there is nothing to worry about as such. Regards For more information consult an internal medicine physician online
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
patient_consultation-0098
Hi doctor,I got eucalyptus oil in my eye by accident while trying to open a bottle of the same. I tried flushing my eye with water which then I read on the internet not to use water. I then tapped olive oil around my eye as suggested on the Internet. My eye stung so much with the water but then it did not sting anymore...
Hello, Welcome to Chat Doctor forum. The main thing to watch for now is an infection of your eyes. This is usually seen as sticking of eyelids with discharge especially after you wake up after sleeping. For now, my advise to you is: I advise you to see a doctor in case of the following: For more information consult an ...
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
patient_consultation-0099
Hello doctor,Sometimes I see flashes of light as kind of line in the side vision. That too where more light focus is there on the walls, etc. That too if I observe clearly.
Hello. Such flashes of light can be seen in a number of different conditions. A retinal examination will be able to rule out the more dangerous ocular cause-retinal detachment. Usually, such flashes can be seen in posterior vitreous detachment, which is a benign age-related condition and does not require any treatment....
ChatDoctor/iCliniq
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LEME Open-ended Benchmarks

Task-specific configurations for the five open-ended benchmarks described in the LEME study. Available data are kept separate by task.

Study task Study examples Repository status
Patient QA (AAO) 76 Not distributed due to licensing restrictions
Public Eye Health QA (NEI/NIH) 281 Included: public_eye_health_qa
Patient Consultation (iCliniq) 303 Included: patient_consultation
Treatment Planning (EyeRounds) 245 Not distributed due to licensing restrictions
Abstract-to-Title Generation 500 Included: title_prediction

The three included configurations contain 1,084 examples. This is not a release of all 1,405 study examples. AAO and EyeRounds source texts are not included in the current release. availability.json records the status of all five tasks.

Loading

from datasets import load_dataset
dataset = load_dataset(
    "Yale-BIDS-Chen/LEME-Benchmarks",
    "patient_consultation",  # or public_eye_health_qa / title_prediction
    split="test",
)

Each configuration has the fields id, input, reference, and source. The title_prediction configuration also includes pmid, the PubMed identifier of the source article. Inputs and reference responses are unchanged from the original LEME archive. All splits are named test.

For source attribution, applicable source terms, and original-file hashes, see THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md and provenance.json.

Contact

For general inquiries, please contact Hyunjae Kim at hyunjae.kim@yale.edu.

License

LEME code, models, data, and other related materials may be used for non-commercial research purposes. Any derivative works must be made publicly available through a public platform, such as GitHub or Hugging Face. For commercial-use inquiries, please contact us (agreements@yale.edu or qingyu.chen@yale.edu). Please see the LICENSE file for the full terms.

The local LICENSE is an unmodified copy of the official GitHub license. As stated in that license, it applies only to rights held by the licensor; third-party materials remain subject to their applicable terms. Source attribution and applicable third-party notices are preserved separately.

Citation

@article{kim2026leme,
  title={LEME: open large language models for ophthalmology with advanced reasoning and clinical validation},
  author={Kim, Hyunjae and Ai, Xuguang and Srinivasan, Sahana and Gilson, Aidan and Singer, Maxwell B and Pushpanathan, Krithi and Xie, Qianqian and Park, Jungwoo and Applebaum, Serina and Yang, Gabriel Dawei and others},
  journal={npj Digital Medicine},
  year={2026},
  publisher={Nature Publishing Group UK, London}
}
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