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No drops can treat a cataract. A cataract is only removable through surgery. It is now outpatient and not very invasive like it was just 10 years ago.

Do you live around Oklahoma? Dean McGee is a faculity where there is subspecialists for various eye diseases. They have about 30 Ophthalmologists. 7 specializing in Retina. We provide service for...

I would NOT recommend using salt water to wash your eyes. I would suggest using saline to flush out your eyes. Saline, which is really cheap, you can get it over the counter and is made for the eyes....

I don't think contacts for near only will help unless you try bifocal contacts. In my experience it would just blur your distance vision, like it seems to be doing. I would contact the Dr. that...

Usually around your age people develop presbyopia. Which is when we lose the ability to focus or squint to see far/ or hold things close to read. Have you tried using a contact in only one eye and...

How old are you? Do you wear the contacts in both eyes? Does the blurry vision at night keep you from driving or is it glare from lights?

MEdical insurance does not usually cover Optometrist visits, but they do cover Ophthalmologists because they are Medical Doctors. Vision insurance is usually what optometrists. But whatever works out...

I have a question, Are you a smoker? Lutein eye vitamins are usually given to patients that smoke because some of the "other" vitamins may have a systemic affect. If you are not a smoker then check...

I do not know what all of your visual problems are but Visual therapies DO work for certain eye diseases. For an example:
A child age 2-5 has a lazy eye. (1 eye that see's worse than the other)...

My main patient population is Macular degeneration (AMD), I have NEVER heard of using prisim for Macular degeneration.
It WOULD NOT help because the Macula is the part of the back of the eye where...

I work at the Dean McGee eye institute in OKC. We offer patient assistant programs or free eye exams (if you qualify, by filling out a little paperwork) and are in touch with different organizations...

Have you tried wearing contacts?

I am a certified ophthalmic technician. You need to see an OPHTHALMOLOGIST, not an optometrist, (they just screen & fit for glasses) & make sure you DO get dilated. That is the only way to get a...

Thanks. I called my friend who is a dental asst. She said the same. I was never instructed by my dentist about any Post-op instructions other than changing the gauze every 30 minutes. I went and ate...

I had # 19 removed on wed 3-12-08 due to a recurrent abcess & vertical root fracture.
IT is 2 days later. I have no pain but I was looking in my mouth because it felt funny and the socket looks...

I have had a sore throat for 6 days only on my left side. It hurts to swallow.
Im fine in the morning but as the day goes on it get sore, by the evening its horrible.
I have no fever drainage. I...

Hello I am a 24 yr old female. I went to be evaluated for ADHD in July of 2007. I was given a TSH test to check for possible hyperactive thyroid before a referall was given for ADHD treatment. I was...

I had my husband look at it, he said it looks like a tiny tear back there. He is the only person I have ever had sex with. However his previous wife had many partners which worries us. We both make...

In the past few days I have had some vaginal itching and Burning with urination. I would describe it as having a cut down there and when I pee on it, it burns bad...
I looked and at the back of my...

I went to my PCP about a month ago for a small amount of blood in my stools. He said it was internal Hemmrroids from pregnancy and no big deal and told me to expect more. Since then my stool s have...

My OBGYN has dx me with endometriosis ( well we have not hd the laperoscopy yet) but he is pretty sure that is what it is... I started having pain close to my pelvic area/ intestinal area about 1...

I don't think strabismus could cause the symptoms you describe. Strabismus is weak Extraocular eye musles, I doubt they could cause what you feeling.

Yes he would use 0.00 which stands for plano lens. If that is not avalible, a -0.25 would be the clostest to plano without affecting his vision.

A good exam is a dilated exam. I know people hate being dilated but they check for retinal detatchments, glaucoma, ocular tumors... and many many other things most people don't think about. I know in...

An optician is not a licensed medical personnel. I would talk to an opthamoligist. I work at a renowned eye institute as an opthamalic technician in the retinal dept and the floaters, (black spots )...

I have been having an unusal "discharge" I would call it I guess. I had a UTI the last 3 months of my pregnancy. I am now 9 weeks postpartum. MY urine has been strong smelling, Dark, and when I wipe...

I went through the same thing I obsessed for about 5 months on the computer too. Then I told myself to just stay away from the internet to get my mind off trying to get pregnant, soI got addicted to...

Ok I had a baby 6 weeks ago. I got on the birth control patch 3 weeks ago and started bleeding 1 1/2 weeks into it, so I switched to the nuva ring. (Ihad samples of both from my doctor) and I have...

I am 37 weeks, dilated to a 3, and my doctor said about 70-90% effaced. He said anytime within two weeks he believed. I have been walking the past two weeks. Tonight when I was walking I had a bad...

Hello I am 36 weeks with my first child. I went to my doctor yesteday and he said I was dilated to a 2. Last night I woke up at 4:30 am because my stomach felt extremely tight kind of like...

I was just mostly bleeding. I had mild leg cramps but nothing even bad enough to take meds for. Mostly extreme heavy bleeding.

Hello, this is my first pregnancy. I found out that I am 5 weeks, (3 weeks Gestation)
Does that mean I am already in my 2nd month? Or when do I officially begin my 2nd month?
Im kind of confused!...

I always have a 31 day cycle. My hubbie and I have been Trying to conceive for 2months. I am only one day late but last time I was one day late I got a very very faint positive pink line. I am...

Hey, I found out on May 15,2005 that I was pregnant and on the 17th of may 2005 I had a lot of blood, I went to the ER and they told me I had miscarried. I was only 2weeks along and just found out...

I have been taking pre-natal vitamins. Can that affect it?

I have have unusually dark colored bowel movements the last week. Is that a sign of pregnancy or something else? Almost like a dark chocolate color. (trying not to be graphic) But I wanted to know if...

ME and my husband have been trying to get pregnant. My cycle isn't expected until Jan. 10th. But on christmas I had some mild brown spotting that only lastd that day. Also I had a bad allergy the day...