Dr. Benjamin Chun
Ophthalmology
Pittsburgh, PA
30 years experience male
Locations
Office
Pittsburgh, PA
About
Bio
Brown university 1988
Dartmouth/Brown medical program 1993
US Army Medical
Southwestern Eye Center
Cataract and Laser Institute of PA
SpecialtiesDoctors 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.
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
Korean
Doctor Q&A
252 Answers
77 Agrees
The number of answers this doctor has agreed with.
A female asked:
Dr. Benjamin Chunanswered
Ophthalmology 30 years experience
Question?: If the question is should she be seen? Answer is yes. If question is what is it? Answer is possibly bacterial conjunctiviis.
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A member asked:
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Artificial tears: Possibly dry eyes. Use artificial tears, but if there's no improvement, an eye exam by your eye doctor is required.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Benjamin Chunanswered
Ophthalmology 30 years experience
Depends: It depends on where the stroke occurs. If it occurs in your eye, then yes, but it also depend on where in they eye. If its the brain, then it depe... Read More
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A 25-year-old member asked:
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May help a little: Photofacial can help but won't prevent acne from coming back. There are specific ipl machines for acne that work very well, however, none will preven... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 30 years experience
Floaters?: Sounds like your describing a floater. Could be a problem. I'd see your ophthalmologist for a dilated exam to rule out retinal tears or detachments.
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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Exaggerated: Astigmatism is typically when you're cornea is more football shaped than spherical, but it is only slightly in that shape. We describe it as football... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Depends: Your age, past eye history and an exam would help with the answer. If you want a list: cataracts, acephalic migraines, refractive surgery, bad conta... Read More
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A 27-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 30 years experience
Dry eye: Clear discharge can be one of the signs for dry eyes. My first level of tx is artificial tears and warm compresses.
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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Ophthalmology 30 years experience
Prescription: Hard to answer without knowing your age, actual prescription, and how long you've had the glasses. But generally speaking, you shouldn't be blurry w... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 30 years experience
Too much disco?: Strobe light would not cause any organic damage to the eye. There are some individuals where strobe light may incur seizures. So as long as you don'... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 30 years experience
No: I'm afraid not, if you're asking surgically. Cosmetically, you could apply cosmetics to decrease the appearance of sunkeness.
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A 38-year-old male asked:
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Ophthalmology 30 years experience
Eye lubrication: To verify if you are truly sleeping with your eyes open, ask someone to look at you while you're sleeping. Most people that sleep with their eyes open... Read More
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A 25-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 30 years experience
Not much: There can be many different reasons for this, genetics, dehydration, severe weight loss (causing fat pads in the eyelids to shrink), smoking. I"d see... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 30 years experience
Yes: Yes, if treated and not severe.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 30 years experience
Ophthalmologist: Endocrinologists can help you control your blood sugars, but can't do anything for your eye disease. All eye diseases are treated by ophthalmologists... Read More
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A 25-year-old member asked:
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Some are: There are many different types of glaucoma, some caused secondarily through trauma or other diseases. But there are some type of glaucoma where gene... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 30 years experience
Yes, your tears: However, currently your tears are not healthy enough to do the job. Artificial tears just temporarily moisturizes your eyes and really is not a treat... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 30 years experience
Dry eyes,blepharitis: Dry eyes in itself can cause burning. Usually articial tears and warm compresses help. Sometimes overgrowth of bacteria on eyelashes can cause burni... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Benjamin Chunanswered
Ophthalmology 30 years experience
Mostly: Depends on type of glaucoma and whether you had glaucoma surgery. Asking your eye doctor who knows you would be best to answer your questions.
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A 51-year-old male asked:
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Ophthalmology 30 years experience
YES!: They can fluctuate, and different people may have more fluctuations than others. This is why glaucoma can be a difficult disease to treat.
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A 37-year-old female asked:
Dr. Benjamin Chunanswered
Ophthalmology 30 years experience
Dry eyes: Feeling a film and seeing a film are two different things, and can be caused by different etiologies as well. However, it being episodic, its most li... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 30 years experience
No: Reading books, no matter how excessive will not cause vision loss.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 30 years experience
No: If you do too much, it may dry your eyes, or cause strain, but nothing permanent.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 30 years experience
No: Like all surgery, anesthetic is given, so surgery is not usually painful. Post surgery, your eyes may ache however for a short period of time.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 30 years experience
Ok: Could be just from habit or reflex. It won't harm your eyes, but perhaps there's a baseline etiology causing it, like dry eyes, or blepharitis.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 30 years experience
Yes: Yes, along with many other etiologies, viral infection, insomnia, etc...
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 30 years experience
Many things: Physiologic adjustment after asphyxiation or suddenly getting up, positional vertigo, inner ear infection, migrains etc.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 30 years experience
Technically no: But wouldn't you want to fix your dipolopia before cutting on your cornea? In fact having sharper vision may worsen your diplopia.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Perhaps: To get accurate answers, you need to ask accurate questions. Just about everything we use in ophthalmology are eye drops--artificial tears, antibiotic... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 30 years experience
Couple of things: Could be debris from your eyelashes, which is causing blepharitis that you are having symptoms of, or they're dead skin cells from eczema on your skin... Read More
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A 27-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 30 years experience
Sometime same: Your eyes can be tired from moving your eyes or focusing for too long. However, most tired eyes are prob from overuse causing dry eyes. Dry eyes on... Read More
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A 70-year-old female asked:
Dr. Benjamin Chunanswered
Ophthalmology 30 years experience
Mda? please specify: Sorry, not sure what you mean by mda (3, 4-methylenedioxyamphetamine?) if you mean md, muscular dystrophy, then no. Also are you talking about blood... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Ophthalmology 30 years experience
No: Time is the most natural way to cure floaters. Which means, yes they will go away on their own, but it may take days, months years...
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 30 years experience
Acephalic migrain: Classical history describes it as a 'scintillating scotoma' where a twinkling point of light starts to travel and enlarges as it moves across the vis... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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Ophthalmology 30 years experience
Yes: However, myopia is measured in diopters, not degrees, and can be measured objectively without the patients input. Sunglasses are 'suggested' for ever... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 30 years experience
Not much: Picking the right parents would be the highest on the list. Avoid occupation where long stretches of near work or study is required (eg md's). If y... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Few things: High eye pressure, family history, and large cupping of the optic nerve. Visual field test may show borderline changes, but nothing definitive.
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A 17-year-old male asked:
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Ophthalmology 30 years experience
Ocular hypertension: Ocular Hypertension doesn't always equate Glaucoma, although some eventually do develop glaucoma. Central vision worsening may not have to do with Oc... Read More
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A male asked:
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Ophthalmology 30 years experience
Typically no: Unless it was angle closure glaucoma, there is no symptoms in early glaucoma. Most likely you have dry eyes causing pressure and pain. See your eye ... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 30 years experience
Depends: I guess that would depend on why they went blind. Most likely, its not their iris that changed color but the cornea became hazy causing the green to ... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Ophthalmology 30 years experience
Dry eyes: Most likely your eyes dried out while watching TV--you were staring so intently, you forgot to blink! You were watching Game of Thrones, weren't yo... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 30 years experience
Lower eye pressure: There's couple of types, but both are surgical treatments to lower your eye pressure. Cost is usually covered by your insurance. However, if your ar... Read More
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A 19-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 30 years experience
Need more info: There is no simple answer to your question, as bright lights typically does not cause "vertigo." it probably does relate somehow to your brain throug... Read More
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A 18-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 30 years experience
Eye exam: I would allow more time to grow than two weeks first of all, before you start worrying. Secondly, its important to get an eye exam, because, not to s... Read More
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A 18-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 30 years experience
Prob harmful: We know smoking cigarettes can harm babies. We also know babies are born addicted to drugs. We also know certain drugs cause deformities. What you... Read More
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Ophthalmology 30 years experience
Lubrication: Sometimes conjunctival veins can be accentuated from dry eyes which can be reduced with treatment of dry eyes. However, to remove it completely woul... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 30 years experience
Need exam: Myopia, astigmatism, and corneal thickness are some of the variables that need to be checked. So you really need to be examined. Every surgeon is di... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 30 years experience
Eye overuse?: Fatigue is a symptom, so it can't cause dry eyes. However, overuse of your eyes can cause dry eyes which can give you that symptom. Having dry eyes ... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 30 years experience
Time, age, genetics: Unfortunately, as we get older, tissues get weaker. This tissue keeps the fat from bulging in our eyelids. As we get older, some people have more o... Read More
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A 28-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 30 years experience
Natural: I would call it a natural disease, if i had to call it a disease. Its a natural process where your lens of your eye opacify over time. Time varies f... Read More
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Sep 12, 2014
I am delighted to recommend Dr. Chun, a colleague in Ophthalmology who handles difficult questions with ease. His knowledge, experience, judgment, and compassion are evident in his answers. The high s...Read More
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Chun is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Chun is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you. I see you're in Pittsburgh. I went to Everitte/Hurite for optical migraine. If I can avoid a facility fee, I may be in touch. Thank you so much!
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thank you for the information! I'll be sure to see an ophthalmologist.
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thanks a lot Doc. I believe time will cure it. Thanks!
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Dartmouth Medical School, NH
Graduated 1993MD
Residency
Madigan Army Medical center
Residency
tacoma, wa
Awards
Top Ophthalmologist , Second Place, Pennsylvania - Winter
2013
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