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Fellowship Trained Corneal Surgeon. Practicing General ophthalmology with Corneal and Refractive Surgery. Medical Director of the Lions Eye Bank of New Jersey. Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at UMDNJ.
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Ophthalmology
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96 Answers
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A 21-year-old member asked:
Dr. William Constadanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
No: Sarcoidosis is more prevalent in swedes, danes & us blacks. Women slightly more than men. No relationship to occupation.
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. William Constadanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Albino: There are variations in the types of albinos.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. William Constadanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
An Ophthalmologist: "night blindness" can be caused by a number of retinal diseases, but most often it is simply related to aging changes, and, in fact, is not night blin... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. William Constadanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Take him in: Particularly if one eye is notably worse than the other as you note, could well be an infection. He needs to be evaluated.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. William Constadanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Give them away: There are organizations, one is called new eyes for the needy. They collect used glasses. Many of these donations go overseas because of limitations i... Read More
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A 59-year-old female asked:
Dr. William Constadanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
CONTROL BLOOD SUGAR: Vision will often fluctuate when the blood sugar levels drop after being over 300. However you can also have retina bleeding so you should be checked.
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. William Constadanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Short time: We need to differentiate between narrow angles, which is a discriptive anatomic condition, where the anterior chamber angle is narrow, and a narrow a... Read More
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A 49-year-old female asked:
Dr. William Constadanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Not likely ss stated: It would be difficult to explain why closing your eyes would make them red. More likelywhile sleeping your eyes are open slightly, allowing exposure w... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. William Constadanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
NO: Macula degeneration will cause a decrease in central vision. Night blindness is related to a loss of peripheral retinal receptors.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. William Constadanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Yes: Epstein-barr has been associated with this condtiin.
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. William Constadanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Yes: Xerophthalmia refers to the changes that occur with vitamin a deficiency. Taking leiter amountsof vitamin a will allow the body to repair most of the ... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. William Constadanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
YES: Any laser can cause damage to the eye. It depends on the aim, the power and the wavelength of the laser light. Never look into a laser pointer or fool... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. William Constadanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Irritation: Eyelid twitching is secondary to nerve or muscle fiber irritation. You do not need to treat it. That being said, it can be annoying. Try hot compresse... Read More
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A 58-year-old female asked:
Dr. William Constadanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Difficult to tell: Depends on what instrument is used to access the eye.
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A 62-year-old male asked:
Dr. William Constadanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
A number of things: New onset of rapid eye movement.... Nystagmus can be caused by drugs, trauma, a stroke, or even a tumor. You should be evaluated by an ophthalmologist... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. William Constadanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
May not need to: If you had a clear lens extraction, you were likely either very near sighted or very far sighted beforehand. Either of these conditions can be associa... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
Dr. William Constadanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
See an ophthalmolog: Don't mess around, if stuck by a sharp object like a pin, it can easily puncture the eye
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. William Constadanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Visual comfort.: If you see well enough to do the other activities you particpate in, then just use your glasses when you feel the need to see better. However, don't b... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. William Constadanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Hot compresses: Use hot tap water, very hot, but careful not to burn yourself. Use for 5 to 10 minutes, 4 times a day until gone. If does not go away, you might want ... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. William Constadanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Other symptoms?: Zaditor (ketotifen) is a topical antihistamine, often useful for eye allergies. Whitish discharge in the am could be mucous from allergies or irritati... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. William Constadanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Unknown: Impossible to give a meaningful answer. You should see an ophthalogist who does laser surgery and be evaluated.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. William Constadanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Depends: Small detachments can sometimes be repaired with laser, other times surgery, sometimes along with laser is necessary.
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A 16-year-old male asked:
Dr. William Constadanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Hot compresses: Use plain hot compresses to help these plugged glands empty and resolve. Stay away from harsh cleansers around the eye.
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. William Constadanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Floaters: It is not uncommon to have floaters when you are nearsighted. Lasik should not affect those at all. If you went into your ophthalmologist and he/she d... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. William Constadanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Yes and No: For refractive surgery - not any kind of mark that is visible to you or your acquaintances.
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. William Constadanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Eye, or lid?: Most common twitching is the eyelid. Caused by nerve or muscle fibril irritation. Aggregated by caffeine .... Coffee, tea, colas, chocolate. Relieved ... Read More
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A 41-year-old female asked:
Dr. William Constadanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Maybe: Lasik can correct hyperopia, to some degree, though does better on myopia and astigmatism. In accommodative esotropia there is an increased ratio of n... Read More
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A 53-year-old female asked:
Dr. William Constadanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Need more info: If yag laser was completed, and opening adequate, the the other issues would be......Need for glasses , clarity of the cornea, and/ or the functioning... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. William Constadanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
NO: The rods and the cones - the light receptors in the retina are in fixed positions and do not migrate.
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. William Constadanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
More information: You need to better understand what you have. Get a diagnosis from one of the specialists you have seen. Ask them for printed information to explain yo... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. William Constadanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
See an eye doctor: There are prescription medications that will likely help. Either an antihistamine, or antihistamine combination drop, steroid eye drops are sometimes ... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. William Constadanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
No: Use some artificial tear to help rinse out the discharge. Then use comfortably hot compresses on the closed eye to help the style finish draining. The... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. William Constadanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
About a week: If, by "a red dot" you are referring to a sub conjunctival hemorrhage . However if the redness seems to get worse, is accompanied by pain, discharge o... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. William Constadanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Medication: It is difficult to say for sure what you have, but a condition called membranous conjunctivitis would fit. If so, you would be more comfortable with s... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
Dr. William Constadanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
No: Sarcoidosis is a connective tissue disorder. It can cause a largevariety of symptoms, from breathing difficulties to inflammation in the eye.
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A 21-year-old member asked:
Dr. William Constadanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Tractional: Scar tissue and abnormal blood vessels can pull on the retinal, causing a detachment.
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A 18-year-old male asked:
Dr. William Constadanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Chalazion: A stye or chalazion results from an oil producing tear gland that got obstructed, then split open releasing its oil to the soft tissues in the eyelid.... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. William Constadanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Dried mucus: Mucus, which is produced as part of the tear film is an important part of your eye's health. It not only functions to help lubricate the ocular surfac... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. William Constadanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
NO: Eye / hand coodination is a motor skill that can be enhanced through training - training would depend on the purpose. For instance - eye hand coordina... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. William Constadanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
No: Nearsightedness results from improper focus of the light rays. Exercises will not change that.
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A 54-year-old female asked:
Dr. William Constadanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Depends on drops: Most over the counter drops should be fine to use. Even prescription eye drops will not generally affect cataract development, with the exception of s... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
Dr. William Constadanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Lubrication: The CPAP machine mask on your face will leak air, blowing up towards your eyes. This can cause dryness, and secondarily redness and irritation. Try us... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:
Dr. William Constadanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Likely dryness: If you are within 0.75 d of plano (+/- 0.75), then the most likely cause of visual fluctuation is an unstable tear film. Try lubricating drops on a re... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. William Constadanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Possibly: Birth control pills, and antihistamines, among other drus, are known to cause dry eyes. The degree of symptoms vary, sometimes requiring only occasion... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. William Constadanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Yes: Not uncommon for nystagmus to develop with long standing poor vision.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. William Constadanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
No: A lazy eye usually develops during the first three months of life. However early childhood trauma or disease affecting one or both eyes before the age... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. William Constadanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Yes: While not all pathogens ( bacteria, viruses, fungi) can pass from dog to human, or human to dog, many can.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. William Constadanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Different eye Rx: Anisometropia refers to a difference in the measurement of the need for eyeglasses between the two eyes.
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A 21-year-old male asked:
Dr. William Constadanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
Could be: Be sure that the doctor did a dilated exam of the back of the eye. They would have put in drops and had you wait 15-30 minutes for the drops to have w... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. William Constadanswered
Ophthalmology 43 years experience
No: If you are referring to pigmentation on the white part of the eye, this is normal, unless it is changing. If you are referring to a "freckle" inside t... Read More
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Constad is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Constad is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thanks for your quick reply! Tyvm.i have now read way way too much on dr google:( my anxiety causing internet friend! So tyvm for responding. I will take advice.
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This was very helpful. Thanks! Thanks Dr. William. I will try your recommendation when I get the twitch again. I just don't know what to do when it get it.
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Thank you. I guess it's nothing because there's no pain or discomfort. More like blood clot and I want bright eyes. Thanks again! !
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Medical College of Pennsylvania, PA
Graduated 1980MD
Awards
Top Ophthalmologist , Third Place, New Jersey - Winter
2013
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