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Ophthalmology
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Moonyoung Chunganswered
Ophthalmology 27 years experience
No: Can be associated w straining the eyes and thus drying the eyes.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Moonyoung Chunganswered
Ophthalmology 27 years experience
Warm compresses: Apply hot compress w hot washcloth over the stye for several minutes several times a day until the stye finally drains and flattens.
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A 59-year-old member asked:
Dr. Moonyoung Chunganswered
Ophthalmology 27 years experience
Sharp eye pain: Sharp occasional eye pain can be from many things. It is commonly from dry eye. You can try artificial tears 3-4x day. If it does not improve, see oph... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Moonyoung Chunganswered
Ophthalmology 27 years experience
Concussion: Concussion is associated w a short temporary black out of vision. Vision usually resolves unless there is brain, optic nerve or eye damage.
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A 21-year-old member asked:
Dr. Moonyoung Chunganswered
Ophthalmology 27 years experience
Diabetic retinopathy: An earlier stage of diabetic retinopathy is nonproliferative and is treated w glucose control/observation. A more severe form is proliferative or neov... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Moonyoung Chunganswered
Ophthalmology 27 years experience
Blister: Sounds like subconjunctival hemorrhage with area of clearing or fluid filled epithelial inclusion cyst.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Moonyoung Chunganswered
Ophthalmology 27 years experience
Twitch: Try artificial tears 4x day. Possible topical steroids may help.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Moonyoung Chunganswered
Ophthalmology 27 years experience
Bruising: If bruising has not resolved after couple weeks or associated w pain and affecting mobility seek professional medical care.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Moonyoung Chunganswered
Ophthalmology 27 years experience
Messed up: Droopy lid (ptosis), lid that turns in (entropian), turns out (ectropia), eyelid skin cancers are all possible causes of abnormal lid. These are all t... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Moonyoung Chunganswered
Ophthalmology 27 years experience
Usu 1-3 days: Usu 1-3 days, a lot pain is associated w the initial swelling. That's why ice and Ibuprofen can help w swelling and pain.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Moonyoung Chunganswered
Ophthalmology 27 years experience
Acute Angle closure: Acute angle-closure glaucoma is a sudden severe rise in intraocular pressure that occurs when the iris blocks the eye's trabecular meshwork , where th... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Moonyoung Chunganswered
Ophthalmology 27 years experience
4x day: If you are sure the bottle/tip has not been contaminated it can be used 4x day. Ointment does blur the vision so patients are usu prescribed antibioti... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Moonyoung Chunganswered
Ophthalmology 27 years experience
Color contacts: Freshlook and acuvue colored contacts. Most ophthalmologist can order and fit these for you.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Moonyoung Chunganswered
Ophthalmology 27 years experience
Varied: You probably mean: congenital esotropia, accommodative esotropia from hyeropia in kids, other: sensory exotropia from blind eye, cranial nerve palsy, ... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Moonyoung Chunganswered
Ophthalmology 27 years experience
WAtering: Watering eyes often reflex tearing from eye irritation from dry eyes, blepharitis, or allergies.. One eye tearing may be nasolacrimal duct obstruction... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Moonyoung Chunganswered
Ophthalmology 27 years experience
Very: Contagious from eye to eye and person to person. Wash sheet, pillowcases, towels and don't share these.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Moonyoung Chunganswered
Ophthalmology 27 years experience
Contagious: Can easily spread from eye to eye or person to person.
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A 56-year-old member asked:
Dr. Moonyoung Chunganswered
Ophthalmology 27 years experience
Pus like discharge: Yellow green copious pus like discharge is likely bacterial conjunctivitis and treated w fluoroquinolone antibiotic 4x a day.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Moonyoung Chunganswered
Ophthalmology 27 years experience
Eyelid infection: Since impetigo is an infection of the skin and there is skin on the eyelids, technically impetigo can occur there.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Moonyoung Chunganswered
Ophthalmology 27 years experience
Blepharitis: Blepharitis is a common inflammation of the eyelid margins. This can be from staphyloccocal bacteria or inflammation and dysfunction of the meibomian ... Read More
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A 51-year-old member asked:
Dr. Moonyoung Chunganswered
Ophthalmology 27 years experience
Adenovirus: Adenovirus is a common virus that can cause illnesses in multiple parts of the body. They can cause acute respiratory disease, pharyngoconjunctival fe... Read More
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A 52-year-old member asked:
Dr. Moonyoung Chunganswered
Ophthalmology 27 years experience
Declining vision: If your declining of vision is with near vision and began after 40 years old, this is called presbyopia where your eye is aging and losing accommodati... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Moonyoung Chunganswered
Ophthalmology 27 years experience
Allergy drops: If your itching is not improving w your current allergy drops, some patients will respond better to one over another. Generally, most of the allergy d... Read More
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A 24-year-old member asked:
Dr. Moonyoung Chunganswered
Ophthalmology 27 years experience
Contacts: Acuvue oasys and air optix are very comfortable.
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A 24-year-old member asked:
Dr. Moonyoung Chunganswered
Ophthalmology 27 years experience
Ulcer: Ulcer is defect of overlying epithelium possible w infection. Corneal ulcer can be sight threatening if not properly treated.
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A 18-year-old member asked:
Dr. Moonyoung Chunganswered
Ophthalmology 27 years experience
Sweat: Sweat can make your skin itchy. Some people are also sensitive to heating of their skin, like w hot baths.
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Moonyoung Chunganswered
Ophthalmology 27 years experience
Eczema therapy: Cerave, cetaphil and aveeno (oatmeal) carry wonderful over the counter eczema care products. Topical steroids are used as well.
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Moonyoung Chunganswered
Ophthalmology 27 years experience
Atherosclerosis: Atherosclerosis is a hardening of the arteries, it is secondary to fat, cholesterol, and other substances deposition on the walls of arteries which ... Read More
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A 51-year-old member asked:
Dr. Moonyoung Chunganswered
Ophthalmology 27 years experience
Carotid: Amaurosis fugax is a transient loss of vision in one eye due to a temporary insufficiency of blood flow to the retina. It occurs when a piece of plaq... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Moonyoung Chunganswered
Ophthalmology 27 years experience
Time: The bruising will gradually resolve as your body naturally removes the blood from this area. It is okay if you would like to gently cover it up w mak... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Moonyoung Chunganswered
Ophthalmology 27 years experience
Common problem: Try rest, resting eyes, artificial tears 4x day, decreasing caffeine. See ophthalmologist if no improvement.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Moonyoung Chunganswered
Ophthalmology 27 years experience
Astigmatism: Airoptix toric are wonderful. Some patients though do well w custom contact rgps.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Moonyoung Chunganswered
Ophthalmology 27 years experience
Visine ok sparingly: Visine to get the red out is okay to use sparingly. If you are needing to use it frequently (daily), then tears would serve you better.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Moonyoung Chunganswered
Ophthalmology 27 years experience
Subconjuctival heme: If vision is fine and no pain, probably okay.
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A 25-year-old member asked:
Dr. Moonyoung Chunganswered
Ophthalmology 27 years experience
Center clear: Central portion clear mimicing natural pupil.
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A 25-year-old member asked:
Dr. Moonyoung Chunganswered
Ophthalmology 27 years experience
Bump: This could be cyst or chalazion. Depending on the size and what it is, it may be easily removed at an ophthalmologist's office.
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A 24-year-old member asked:
Dr. Moonyoung Chunganswered
Ophthalmology 27 years experience
Visine: Constricts blood vessels. Eventually causes more red eye and drying effect.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Moonyoung Chunganswered
Ophthalmology 27 years experience
Grey spots: Sometimes I have patients worried after they notice small grey spot(s) on the white of the eyes which are a normal part of aging of the eye. These ar... Read More
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A 28-year-old member asked:
Dr. Moonyoung Chunganswered
Ophthalmology 27 years experience
Bleeding: Staph infection in finger is probably separate unless there is some underlying immune deficiency. The blood in eye may be subconjuctival hemorrhage an... Read More
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A 24-year-old member asked:
Dr. Moonyoung Chunganswered
Ophthalmology 27 years experience
Anytime: Exercise any time has great benefits. Consider also sneaking in exercise when ever you have the opportunity, such as taking the stairs instead of esca... Read More
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A 24-year-old member asked:
Dr. Moonyoung Chunganswered
Ophthalmology 27 years experience
Conjunctivitis: Inflammation of the coonjunctival tissues that covers the whites of the eyes and under the lids, due to allergy, infection or toxic effect of medicin... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Moonyoung Chunganswered
Ophthalmology 27 years experience
Contacts: Patients with glaucoma can wear contacts. If glaucoma drops are being used, drops are used before the contacts are put on or after contacts are remove... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
Dr. Moonyoung Chunganswered
Ophthalmology 27 years experience
Glaucoma drops: Tilt your head back while seated or lay down. Hold the bottle above your eye, approximately one inch, look up slightly and squeeze the bottle to relea... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
Dr. Moonyoung Chunganswered
Ophthalmology 27 years experience
Aging: Presbyopia is the loss of near reading ability due to loss of accommodation of your lens/lens zonules in your eye associated with aging requiring use ... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Moonyoung Chunganswered
Ophthalmology 27 years experience
Yes: Common bacteria on lids, in some patients can cause corneal infections called staph marginal keratitis.
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A 28-year-old member asked:
Dr. Moonyoung Chunganswered
Ophthalmology 27 years experience
Silent: Glaucoma if undetected and untreated can progressively damage the optic nerve and eventually resulting in irreversible visual field loss. This is why ... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Moonyoung Chunganswered
Ophthalmology 27 years experience
Silent field loss: Glaucoma in early stage is asymptomatic. Glaucoma if undetected and untreated can progressively damage the optic nerve and eventually resulting in irr... Read More
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A 25-year-old member asked:
Dr. Moonyoung Chunganswered
Ophthalmology 27 years experience
Trauma: If bruising around eye, loss of vision, flashes or floaters, eye pain or redness be seen by ophthalmologist.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Moonyoung Chunganswered
Ophthalmology 27 years experience
Usu no drops: Often dont need drops after successful trabeculectomy or shunt. If you had surgery or laser and your pressure is still high your doctor may add the dr... Read More
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A 24-year-old member asked:
Dr. Moonyoung Chunganswered
Ophthalmology 27 years experience
Fast: Very contagious from eye to eye and person to person. Wash hands. Don't touch eyes. Wash sheet, pillowcases, towels and don't share these.
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Chung is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Chung is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thats what it looks like. Was in real hopes that it wasnt severe
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thank you very much for your very informed medical opinion.
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Thank u for ur kindness we need more doctors like you,
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University of Michigan Medical School, MI
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