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M.D. College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University. 1974
Residency- Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Rank attained - LTC
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Ophthalmology
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94 Answers
23 Agrees
The number of answers this doctor has agreed with.
A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Glenn Pomeranceanswered
Ophthalmology 49 years experience
Two images obvious?: Double vision occurs when someone who didn't previously, acquires a condition or injury resulting in two images (diplopia). The images can overlap, b... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 49 years experience
Possible, not likely: Any eye surgery can result in loss of vision if poorly done, complicated or if aftercare is not adequate. Lasik demands proper patient selection. Not ... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 49 years experience
Irritation: It is not usually the nerve that twitches, it's the muscle. The eyelid is a sandwich made up of skin, muscle, cartilage and lubricating glands. When t... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Ophthalmology 49 years experience
Lubricate: The blurriness likely comes from disturbance of the ocular surface caused by inflammation from the dryness. If the surface of the eye is irregular so ... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 49 years experience
Likely: The cornea is the normally clear window of the eye, an important focusing element in your vision system. Exchanging a damaged or diseased cornea with ... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 49 years experience
Follow Dr advice: Latanaprost is a once daily medication, usually instilled before bed, to treat glaucoma! it can be combined with other classes of drops (dorzolamide, ... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 49 years experience
It happens: Irritation is not "normal", but can result from the eye being unused to having a foreign body (the contact lens) in it! dry eye can make irritation mo... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 49 years experience
It remains lazy: Lazy eye, or amblyopia, results from misalignment, excess refractive error or other disease of that eye. Repair of the offending condition in the firs... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 49 years experience
Applanation: Goldmann applanation tonometry is the gold standard for measuring eye pressure. "puff" tonometry is inherently less accurate, and mostly used only as ... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 49 years experience
Central vision: The fovea centralis is the focus point for light entering the eye. When damaged, the central vision (the vision responsible for reading and fine detai... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Glenn Pomeranceanswered
Ophthalmology 49 years experience
Varies by gender: In my experience girls mature more quickly than boys and typically can wear contacts responsibly at 10-12 years of age. Although some boys can do so, ... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 49 years experience
Possibly: "wet" macular degeneration, caused by a leaking blood vessel, can cause vision to deteriorate quickly. If found early, treatment now exists to limit t... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 49 years experience
Many possible causes: Best go have this checked out. Could be an optical cause, needing glasses, or be caused by edema (swelling) of cornea. Could also be from cataract eve... Read More
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A 50-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 49 years experience
Oh dear!: If your surgeon has not yet identified the cause, treatment and prognosis of the problem, you should seek a second opinion. Issues may be 1) surgical ... Read More
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A 92-year-old member asked:
Dr. Glenn Pomeranceanswered
Ophthalmology 49 years experience
Possible/Unlikely: Blepharitis may appear resistant to treatment if the antibiotic is overused. Symtoms may recur if the bacteria is incompletely eradicated or if sensit... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 49 years experience
For some: The lid towellettes, or better yet the foam cleanser, offer an advantage to other products like baby shampoo by having antiseptic properties. This hel... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Glenn Pomeranceanswered
Ophthalmology 49 years experience
Don't: Color-blindness is usually congenital (from birth) and results from one or more of the several families of color receptors in the eye. No one, optomet... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 49 years experience
The vast majority: Since cataract development causes reduced vision, the condition itself requires adaptation. The procedure restores vision and therefore adaptation to ... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 49 years experience
Help needed: Need to diagnose whether it is conjunctivitis, epi-scleritis or true scleritis! what looks like one may be another! implications of one diagnosis dras... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 49 years experience
Often confusing!!: 20/30 means that 20 feet from the eye chart, your vision is as good as a normal person's standing 30 feet from the chart! a good rule of thumb is to u... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
Dr. Glenn Pomeranceanswered
Ophthalmology 49 years experience
They may seem to: It is possible that aging can cause a reduction of the pigmented cells of the iris, making the color of the eye appear to fade over time. However, mor... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Glenn Pomeranceanswered
Ophthalmology 49 years experience
Trouble!: Hyphema is the presence of red blood in the anterior chamber of the eye, the space between the back if the cornea and the front of the lens. It result... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 49 years experience
Unfortunately not!: Although various parts of the eye can be replaced by human transplantation or implants (cornea and lens for instance), eye transplantation is not yet ... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Glenn Pomeranceanswered
Ophthalmology 49 years experience
Yes: Maxidex (dexamethasone) is a strong steroid. Since use of topical steroids in the eye is associated with side effects and complications from prolonged... Read More
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A member asked:
Dr. Glenn Pomeranceanswered
Ophthalmology 49 years experience
Maybe not: Greyish discoloration on the white of the eye may reflect health problems. In some healthy people, grey marks indicate thinning in the white of the ey... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Glenn Pomeranceanswered
Ophthalmology 49 years experience
Nope: Tropicamide, also known as mydriacyl, (tropicamide) is one of several drops used to dilate the pupil during an eye exam. As such, there is no over-the... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Glenn Pomeranceanswered
Ophthalmology 49 years experience
Surgery?: Floaters are not generally treated with surgery unless associated with retinal detachment or surface wrinkling retinopathy. Laser has been used to bre... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Glenn Pomeranceanswered
Ophthalmology 49 years experience
All too common: The incidence is about 10% in people 66-74 years of age, rising to over 30% in 75-84 year olds. Not all patients with macular degeneration lose sight.... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:
Dr. Glenn Pomeranceanswered
Ophthalmology 49 years experience
Sev. possibilities: Your eyes could be dry or you may have iritis, an inflammatory condition inside the eye. If lubrication doesn't help go to your eyemd for help!
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Glenn Pomeranceanswered
Ophthalmology 49 years experience
Uveal "show": Oi causes a thinning of the sclera, the white coat of the eye. It allows the blue-gray uveal layer beneath to be visible through the sclera.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Glenn Pomeranceanswered
Ophthalmology 49 years experience
Dilates & relaxes it: Atropine is a long-acting drop that temporarily both dilates the pupil and paralyzes the focusing muscle. Its effect can last a week or more. It is us... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Glenn Pomeranceanswered
Ophthalmology 49 years experience
Better not: Hyphema (blood in the anterior chamber of the eye typically caused by injury) resolves more quickly with fewer long term side effects if the blood set... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
Dr. Glenn Pomeranceanswered
Ophthalmology 49 years experience
Trade-Off: Monovision is the correction of one eye for distance vision, the other for near. Although it allows some people to avoid glasses or contact lenses, it... Read More
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A 59-year-old female asked:
Dr. Glenn Pomeranceanswered
Ophthalmology 49 years experience
? Infection of lids: Agree with dr. Kwok. In my experience, such twitching my be the result of a low-grade infection caused by bacteria. Cleansing the lids with a product ... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Glenn Pomeranceanswered
Ophthalmology 49 years experience
Indeed, yes!: Flashes and floaters are very common, most often representing posterior vitreous separation and are usually not harmful. Much less frequently, a sea o... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Glenn Pomeranceanswered
Ophthalmology 49 years experience
No single answer: Fatigue can result from strain, often induced by the need for optical correction. It can also come from general fatigue, especially if your sleep heal... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Glenn Pomeranceanswered
Ophthalmology 49 years experience
One of many reasons: Macular degeneration, cataract, glaucoma, corneal dystrophies/degeneration, vascular disease and many other diseases could be the cause. All are preva... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Glenn Pomeranceanswered
Ophthalmology 49 years experience
Education: Although all can be members of an "integrated eyecare team", the eyemd (ophthalmologist) is an md specializing in medical and surgical treatment of ey... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Glenn Pomeranceanswered
Ophthalmology 49 years experience
If all else is well!: The purpose of cataract surgery is to remove the clouded lens from the eye and to replace it with a new one, thereby restoring vision. If all the othe... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Glenn Pomeranceanswered
Ophthalmology 49 years experience
Follow instructions: It is best to follow the instructions for post-operative behavior and activity given to you by your surgeon. Activity depends on the type and complexi... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Glenn Pomeranceanswered
Ophthalmology 49 years experience
Yes: There are over the counter allergy drops and prescription ones as well! all work well to reduce or eliminate the four cardinal signs of ocular allergy... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Glenn Pomeranceanswered
Ophthalmology 49 years experience
Possibly: A hyphema is the presence of suspended or layered red blood in the eye, most often due to injury. Certainly, an injury can cause temporary or permanen... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Glenn Pomeranceanswered
Ophthalmology 49 years experience
Ask your doctor: Maxidex (dexamethasone) is a pretty strong steroid so i suspect something important is going on with your eyes. As such, i would not self treat with o... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Glenn Pomeranceanswered
Ophthalmology 49 years experience
Advanced technology: There are two types of advanced technology intraocular lenses used to correct refractive error not corrected by cataract surgery alone. Usually not co... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Glenn Pomeranceanswered
Ophthalmology 49 years experience
Vapors: Many shampoos contain chemicals that vaporize when used, such as fragrances and emollients. You might, at least, be sensitive to these and the surface... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Glenn Pomeranceanswered
Ophthalmology 49 years experience
Many possibilities: Many things can cause loss of peripheral (side) vision: glaucoma is the most likely. Ocular pressure rise causes vascular and optic nerve damage. Anot... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 49 years experience
Understandable: It could be something as simple as her being too farsighted. Or it could be something obstructing vision, like a congenital cataract. Whatever it is, ... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Glenn Pomeranceanswered
Ophthalmology 49 years experience
Lab: Ophthalmia neonatorum is a bacterial infection contracted by a newborn en route to the new world! it was a major cause of vision loss in the past, but... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Glenn Pomeranceanswered
Ophthalmology 49 years experience
There are!: Collagen cross-linking is a new treatment for keratoconus, a structural deficiency of the cornea resulting in stretching and bowing of the its curvatu... Read More
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A 64-year-old female asked:
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Ophthalmology 49 years experience
Early detection: Glaucoma can silently steal your vision. Prevention of vision loss depends on early detection and treatment. The disease runs in families and routine ... Read More
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Pomerance is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Dr. Pomerance is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thanks for your help I've been seen by a retina specialist and next week a glaucoma specialist of course I'm just hoping it will go away
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Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, NY
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