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Graduate of Ohio State Univ with Honors in Nutrition and medical school at Univ of Louisville with further training at Mayo Clinic Rochester Mn in Ophthalmology, now in private practice specializing in surgical and medical management of Glaucoma, Cataract and Refractive disorders and Retina since 1985.
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Ophthalmology
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73 Answers
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A 24-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Gillespieanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Drug effects : Side effects of antidepressants can cause blurriness of vision and as the dose increases this can get worse. Seek advice from the prescribing physicia... Read More
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A 39-year-old female asked:
What can i do if i am overdosed on vitamin a; i stopped taking them already is there any treatments?
Dr. John Gillespieanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Drug overdose : Drug and or vitamin overdosing can be treated with information and medical care. A good source would be poison control listed in phone book under emer... Read More
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A 26-year-old male asked:
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Ophthalmology 43 years experience
How dry You are? : Eye pain and swelling of the eye can be a sign of dry eyes, allergic eye or contact related problems, emergent eye infection of lids etc. I suggest no... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Word recognition : Word recognition is sometimes a separate problem than eyesight alone. If a really thorough eye exam to rule out glasses needing adjustment cataract an... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Time heals, duck 2: Puffy eyes respond to cold packs for the fist 48 hrs then warm moist heat for the rest of time, helps with the bruising that causes the " black eye". ... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Am bloodshot eyes: When both are similarly " bloodshot" what transpired the night before is telling. Drinking without retching likely dry eye from diuretic effect. Viole... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Hair growth: Hair goes through different stages of growth thus regrowth at variable rates. Diet stress and other factors can alter this growth such as laser treatm... Read More
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A member asked:
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Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Dry eye treatment: Vitamin a has repair tendencies for surface of cornea and other lubricants often added to modern eye drops to treat condition. Oral supplements contai... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Tunnel vision: Your experiencing sweating, tunnel vision, dizziness along with nausea most likely are having coronary insufficiency! take a baby aspirin, with gatora... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Presbyopia: Trouble with reading up close usually starts in one's fourth decade of life. Reading magnifiers or bifocal glasses will help. Some patients suffer fro... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Common migraine: When you get the blurred vision that is followed by the "sick headaches" you should take your prescribed migrain medication. Most are oral or taken un... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Eyeglasses overforty: We eye care providers still believe in cash as an alternative to third party pay systems. Pick one and go see about your eye health as well as glasses... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Eye turn yellow: Jaundice, sometimes apparant by the whites of the eye turning yellow, can arise as a result of a viral infection from dirty needles used in the tattoo... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Contact comfort: All eye drops while wearing contacts are to be avoided unless specifically labelled to be used in that fashion. Eye comfort drops for contact wearers ... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Headaches in am: Waking with headache is unusual and likely not caused by eyes unless vision is affected. Puffy eyes with headache in am most likely to be blood pressu... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Gillespieanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Get steamed: Sinus pressure under the eyes are common and can be relieved with steam from tea kettle, sauna and use of antihistamine sprays and or tablets to shrin... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Multipurpose SCL sol: Multipurpose solutions for soft contacts has ability to remove protein especially if mechanical rubbing front and back surfaces of contact prior to pl... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Low volts to bare: Electrolysis is the application of low voltage to the lash base (bulb) that when properly applied destroys the source of hair growth. Once done the la... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Eye soreness or dry : Dry eyes, surface inflammations such as episcleritis, scleritis, glaucoma are possible causes. An eye care specialist can decide with an eye exam and ... Read More
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A 67-year-old female asked:
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Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Get a doctor'advice: Headache with neurological symptoms like blurred vision loss of field of vision, numbness and or tingling of face or extremes loss of motor function w... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Both are needed : Bmi ( body mass index) sex specific and age determined. Fat density determined with calipers, immersion and or ultrasound methods affects this index a... Read More
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A 60-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Lid repair: Repair of lid defect usually as a result of an excisional biopsy and thus the lid defect. Reasons are numerous as would be the result of the pathology... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Contact lens wear: Usually when the eyes are back to feeling normal and the patient has been off antibiotics for 48 hours it should be safe to resume contact lens wear (... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Eye mattering : Mucous secretions might be from an obstruction to tear drainage, midwest to severe dry eyes, allergic eye conditions, foreign body etc. An eye exam c... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Eye progressive weak: Progression of myopia ie nearsightedness has been the subject ofuch research in the past and of late. See an optometric physician for suggestions and ... Read More
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A 42-year-old female asked:
What can cause a headache at the base of the skull and arch over my head behind my eyes and temples?
Dr. John Gillespieanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Posterior headache: Posterior headaches with radiation to top of head would likely be for muscle tension type but not if other symptoms like vision change, listlessness n... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. John Gillespieanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Flu symptoms: Stay home so not give to others take flu meds and fluids and call your physician if not better in a week or get unable to keep food or fluids down.
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Floaters : Hydrocephalus "water pressure in the ventricles can cause swelling of the optic nerve and thereby retinal swelling. Floaters doesn't mean retinal tear... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Dark circles, eyes: Dark circles under eyes are a form of bruising of the thin skin around the eyes. Rubbing of the eyes due to allergies for instance is easily treated a... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Gillespieanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Stroke or TIA : Brain fog is a description of the results of stroke and the loss of the ability to remember things involves the outer cortex of the brain. Seek evalua... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Trauma, head, face: Traumatic facial injuries and to the skull are occasioned by severe level of impact. Besides the obvious deformities, the not so obvious brain concuss... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Gillespieanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Blurry vision, drug: Effects of blood pressure drugs can affect the eyes, but the ones you are on are probably due to the positional change on your blood pressure such as ... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Broken blood vessel: Most broken blood vessels on the external eye are nearly painless, dont affect vision, and do not cause watering or discharge from the eye. If painful... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Gillespieanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Try gov. Org : Bmi calculations and fat density vs muscle mass is helpful in weight management and to help with level of fitness. Try nutrition/ gov. Org.
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A 50-year-old female asked:
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Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Eye swelling : Eye lid swelling as a result of medication common and should resolve with discontinuation of offending agent in a short time but can be aided by cold ... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Flank pain and thirs: Blood pressure can be a side effect of kidney disease and frequent urination as a cause of thirst might suggest adrenal gland problems as well . A med... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Amblyopia: The opposite is usually true in that the lazy eye manifests itself during periods of tiredness as some effort needs be expended to maintain ocular ali... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Ptosis, eyedrops: Most common eye drops instilled are pupil dilates and can elevate a mildly drooping eye so if not in both the other eye might look more drooped. Conve... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Gillespieanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Glasses power: Yes, the eye care professionals have instruments as do the optical department optician that can measure the strength of the eyes when they were prescr... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Crusting of lash/lid: Chronic eyelid crusting usually caused by a type of deep seated infection of the lids oil glands or lash follicles. Warm compresses for ten minutes fo... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Inclusion cyst: Epithelial cells in normal skin glands sometimes plug the opening called inclusion cysts. Harmless but if cosmetic concern can be removed by eye md at... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Gillespieanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
No: Clear eyes or other eye remedies for redness occasionally not harmful.
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Sleep apnea: Sleep apnea might be a cause or symptom. A disruption in the sleep process is the problem but obstruvction of the airway and thus reduced levels of ox... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Gillespieanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Eye drop blood effec: Not likely going to be a concern in ointment for the eye infections. Drops can track through to the nose when instilled in the eye and thus give expos... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
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Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Hand wash: Three minutes with running water and without any germicidal soap should do.
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A 26-year-old male asked:
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Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Soggy to hear: Chronic emersion can soften the skin and surrounding nail beds to the point of loss of the nail but unlikely by itself. Use of waterproof but breathab... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Twitching eyelid : Twitching eyelids called "myokymia" in one eye one lid is most likely a sign for eye strain of the kind occurs with need for glasses correction or adj... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:
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Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Bells palsy: Night time closure of eye might still be a problem for months use lubricant drops during day and tape shut or ointment in eye at might or when sleepin... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Itchy eyes: Allergies of eye start with allergan such as pollen, animal dander, foreign object or chemicals and the resulting reaction to them such as swelling an... Read More
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A 26-year-old male asked:
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Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Pain behind eye: Pain may feel like it comes from behind the eye if cornea is scratcthe the surface is dry or the eyeball is sore. Most of these surface issues will ab... Read More
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Gillespie is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Dr. Gillespie is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Medical/Graduate school
University of Louisville School of Medicine, KY
Graduated 1980MD
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