Dr. Marilyn Huheey
Ophthalmology
Columbus, OH
53 years experience female
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Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Ophthalmology
Languages spoken
English
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Marilyn Huheeyanswered
Ophthalmology 53 years experience
Where?: If you mean on the white part and there is little or no pain, yes, that is very common. It is no more serious than a bruise to your thigh and will g... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
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Ophthalmology 53 years experience
Need more informatio: How old are you? When did this start? Other than astigmatism, there are many possible reasons for an eye not to focus and an ophthalmologist should ... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 53 years experience
Doctors in training: After full learning of the technique the resident in training under full supervision of a professor at the institution may perform the surgery. The t... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 53 years experience
Yes: Try not to touch the lens, just the parts that cover the nose or ears. Do not lay them on a table with the lens touching the surface. Do not clean ... Read More
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A 41-year-old female asked:
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Ophthalmology 53 years experience
Depends : The most common symptom would be a variable blur of sight, but when drying conditions occur, those dystrophies that have elevated cells can also produ... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 53 years experience
Needs to be seen: By a pediatric ophthalmologist. She/he will have the expertise to evaluate whether it is a swollen lid causing this appearance and if so what it's ... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 53 years experience
Yes: Yes, you should see a doctor to have it checked out and no it is not likely to go away by itself unless it is caused by something you are no longer ex... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Ophthalmology 53 years experience
Remove patch in AM: Keep lashes clean by gently washing with baby shampoo. Cool compresses help to keep swelling of healing down. Tylenol (acetaminophen) can be used fo... Read More
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A 22-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 53 years experience
Mostly dry eyes: Tears are very important to bring nutrition to the eye and carry away the waste products. They can thicken with age causing irritation and itching. ... Read More
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A 53-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 53 years experience
No color good or bad: If you like grey or brown, it is fine although there are tints for glare that can be more comfortable and they may be colorless.
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A 24-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 53 years experience
No: Tears are needed to bring nutrition to the cornea and carry away the waste products. The most common first problem is pain when not lubricated, but i... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 53 years experience
No: The lasers used in medical treatment of diseases do not scan, they focus on the part of the body to be treated. Scanning lasers read bar codes , but... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 53 years experience
Yes: Holding your breath while the pressure is measured will increase the pressure, but i cannot imagine why one would want that to happen.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 53 years experience
No: The other chemical may permanently injure an eye.
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A 29-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 53 years experience
Avoid violence: Don't hold a sneeze in--let her rip!
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 53 years experience
Maybe a little: Sometimes a blocked gland is caused by excessive oil or skin that clogs the openings of the gland. Baby shampoo can help that skin or oil dissolve to... Read More
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A 53-year-old female asked:
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Ophthalmology 53 years experience
Many things: Most common reason is dry eyes, but it could be irritation from rubbing or allergy. See an md for the diagnosis and treatment.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 53 years experience
Many: Using computers, having wind in eyes, winter, reading without blinking, having low testosterone in the blood all make eyes dry, so the opposite would ... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 53 years experience
Cool compresses: Pour ice water on a clean cotton ball or wash cloth. Hold gently against lids until cloth is warm. Reapply as needed, but no sooner than 15 minutes.
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A 26-year-old male asked:
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Ophthalmology 53 years experience
Need more work up: None of the things you mention should be related to eye pain in my experience. See an ophthalmologist to explore things that could be related to the ... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 53 years experience
Blood flow: Dark circles are often caused by enlarged blood vessels under the skin, you pale lids may have constricted blood vessels. Many things can cause thes... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 53 years experience
No: Near sightedness is a function of the size of your eye with relation to the lens you have in it. There are no exercises that cause this nor none to f... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 53 years experience
Not yet: There may be a way someday to get stem cells to change genetic "faults", but not yet. That would be more than homeopathy would be interested in, i e... Read More
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A 23-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 53 years experience
Sometimes: Many diseases of the eyes can be inherited.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 53 years experience
No: There are many reasons for sun sensitivity and most are not serious, but some are. Sunglasses can help for some of these causes, but do not cause the... Read More
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A 52-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 53 years experience
Depends on control : If sugar kept within normal limits, eyes are often stable, but with high sugar, you become more near sighted (can't see far away as well). Then the b... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 53 years experience
"sterile spit": Water, salt, mucin.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 53 years experience
Potentially very bad: Short exposure not harmful, but staring for a long time could burn your retina.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 53 years experience
Do not pop, see MD: Most bumps are benign, need no special drops or ointments, do not hurt eyes, but it must be evaluated for proper treatment.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 53 years experience
No: Most often an eye "crosses" due to muscle weakness or preference for one eye over the other, but one can have equal vision in each eye. See a pediatr... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 53 years experience
Not necessarily: Often one can be fine or have only a little nearsightedness when both parents are near sighted, but most near sightedness is heretary--my parents were... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Ophthalmology 53 years experience
Dry eyes: Could be allergy, but more common is dry eyes from being on the computer, reading, forgetting to blink. The tears are needed to bring nutrition to th... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 53 years experience
No: If there is also any other neurological change, it could be a kind of seizure.
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Ophthalmology 53 years experience
Only for far things: If most of his world is near, he need not wear the glasses. I tell parents not to fuss with a child who does not want to wear their glasses--you have... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 53 years experience
Avoid the cause: In most cases one can find out what they are reacting to, but sometimes they cannot avoid what it is. If that happens, see someone about either aller... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 53 years experience
How old are you?: If under 8 o r 9 your lazy eye can be strengthened by patching your better eye and wear the best corrective glasses, but if older than 11 you must jus... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 53 years experience
Lower eye pressure: For many years it was the first line of lowering pressure in those with glaucoma, but seldom is used any more. It also caused the pupil to be very sm... Read More
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Huheey is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Huheey is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thankyou... but im wondering if its the same for a child..??
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University of Kentucky College of Medicine, KY
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