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South Shore Eye Care
Wantagh, NY
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Bio
Co-Director, Department of Refractive Surgery, North Shore/Long Island Jewish Health System
Assistant Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, Hofstra University School of Medicine
Director of Clinical Research, South Shore Eye Care
Corneal Diseases and Transplantation, Collagen Cross-linking
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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.
LASIK Surgery
Ophthalmology
Licenses
United States: New York
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190 Answers
68 Agrees
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A 21-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jodi Luchsanswered
LASIK Surgery 32 years experience
Depends: It depends on the multivitamin. Several of them have doses of the areds supplements which are similar or equal to those of the areds study. In additio... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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Potential Advance: Thus adjustable intraocular lens is exciting technology and potentially an important advance which can help increase the likelihood of not needing gla... Read More
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A 63-year-old male asked:
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Yes: There are a number of pathogens which exist in fresh and salt water which can produce eye infections - sometimes serious. See your eye doctor for a a ... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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See your doctor: This cleaner contains strong chemical irritants. You did the right thing by flushing the eye, but you need to see your ophthalmologist right away to... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Crosslinking: Yes: corneal crosslinking is the only procedure clinically shown to stop the progression of keratoconus in most cases and is the standard of care for ... Read More
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A 64-year-old male asked:
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Several: The major risks of corneal transplantation include bleeding, infection or rejection. Serious complications such as these are infrequent, but do occur.... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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LASIK Surgery 32 years experience
Depends..: Mild burning in the eyes can be a symptom of a number of different things, including dry eyes, blepharitis, allergies or a combination of these. A vis... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Dangerous practice!: This is a potentially dangerous practice. Tap water, or even distilled water is not sterile and contains potentially dangerous pathogens including a p... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
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Healthy Eyes: A complete evaluation is required to determine of you are a good candidate for lasik. The eyes need to be healthy, have a stable prescription within t... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
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LASIK Surgery 32 years experience
Modern: Modern cataract surgery can often eliminate the need for distance and reading glasses for most tasks.
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A 36-year-old male asked:
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The: The eye is the only place doctors can examine the health of naked blood vessels inside the body.
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A 26-year-old male asked:
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No worries: You are describing a subconjunctival hemorrhage, which is common after eye surgery. This is a harmless condition which, much like a bruise on the skin... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
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LASIK Surgery 32 years experience
Floaters: Sounds like floaters, which can be a normal degeneration of the vitreous gel inside the eye. You need to see your eye doctor promptly for a dilated fu... Read More
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A 51-year-old female asked:
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LASIK Surgery 32 years experience
Maybe not: Fosamax (alendronate) is occasionally associated with scleritis, but your scleritis originated before taking the drug. That having been said, talk to ... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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Not Normal: The yellow appearance of the white of the eye is known as jaundice, and is a worrisome sign for liver or hematologic (blood) problems. Bring her to th... Read More
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A 44-year-old male asked:
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LASIK Surgery 32 years experience
Not Normal: The yellow appearance of the white of the eye is known as jaundice, and is a worrisome sign for liver or hematologic (blood) problems. That, combined ... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Don't Worry: Glare, halos and starbursts, at your age, are often related to uncorrected refractive error - the need for glasses, assuming your eyes are healthy. Fl... Read More
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A 66-year-old female asked:
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No: While plugs increase the retention of your tears by closing off the drainage ducts, they don't affect the underlying inflammatory disease, namely dry ... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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See your Eye Doctor.: It is possible that you can develop an eye infection from touching your eye with fingers contaminated from a dirty diaper. See your eye doctor for an ... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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LASIK Surgery 32 years experience
Yes: Ceftriaxone and Ofloxacin can be used together for e. Coli , and are safe to take together.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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LASIK Surgery 32 years experience
Hard to say...: These could be congenital ares of pigmentation or something more serious. Are they new or have they been there as long as you remember? See your eye d... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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LASIK Surgery 32 years experience
Try to avoid: In general, it's best to try to avoid wearing contact while there is any active infectious or inflammatory condition of the eye or eyelids. In additio... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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LASIK Surgery 32 years experience
Stye: This sounds like a stye, which is also known as a chalazion or a hordeolum. These arise from a blocked gland in the edge of the eyelid. It sounds lik... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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LASIK Surgery 32 years experience
Not really: While cool compresses can help irritated eyes feel better, you should not instill water in the eyes. The eyes are bathed in tears, not water, and wate... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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LASIK Surgery 32 years experience
Uncommon: Retinal detachments are serious and can happen at any age, but are much less common in teenagers than in older adults.
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A 56-year-old female asked:
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Possibly: It depends on the cause of the "thickening". If the thickening is due to corneal swelling, then you can consider surgery when the vision is reduced an... Read More
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A 35-year-old male asked:
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LASIK Surgery 32 years experience
No new treatments: Unfortunately, there are no new treatments available for phthisis bulb. The atrophied eye has become disorganized and non-functional. If the eye has b... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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They Do not hurt: Gonioscopy, ophthalmoscopy and tonometry are all part of a complete eye examination and generally do not hurt. Topical anesthetic drops are instilled ... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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LASIK Surgery 32 years experience
No Worries: Cataracts are extremely common, especially after age 50 or 60, although they can be founs at any age. See your ophthalmologist if you are concerned, a... Read More
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A 56-year-old female asked:
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Dryness: The most common reason eyes burn when reading is due to the fact that they blink less when focusing on near tasks, so they can dry out, especially if ... Read More
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A 45-year-old male asked:
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LASIK Surgery 32 years experience
Yes: Tobramycin eye drops can be used with restasis. There is no known or reported negative interaction between the two medications.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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See Eye Doctor: This depends on how deep it is. I superficial laceration (cut) to the conjunctiva (the translucent membrane covering the white part of the eye) may on... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Many possibilities: There are a range of possibilities here from the need for glasses, to dryness, to sleeping with your face in the pillow. See your eye doctor for furth... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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LASIK Surgery 32 years experience
Warm Compresses: A stye is usually caused by a blocked oil gland on the eyelid. Treatment includes warm compresses and lid massage over the bump to encourage the stye ... Read More
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A 47-year-old male asked:
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Unclear: It sounds as if you are concerned that your vision is worsening for unknown reasons. You need to see your ophthalmologist for an examination to determ... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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See your doctor: It is hard to tell without an examination. In an older age group there is a condition called temporal arteritis which can cause temporal headaches and... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
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Check it out: Refractive error (nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism) can naturally be different between eyes. However, there are many eye conditions, such ... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Hard to say: Without examination, it is hard to say what you are referring to , see your eye doctor.
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A 20-year-old male asked:
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LASIK Surgery 32 years experience
Could be allergic: This sounds like allergic conjunctivitis with mucus discharge. However, bacterial or viral infections can produce similar symptoms. See your eye docto... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Soon: Redness should resolve within minutes of putting in the lens. If it persists longer than that, there may be issues with the fit of the lens or solutio... Read More
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A 19-year-old male asked:
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LASIK Surgery 32 years experience
None Required: "muddy conjuntiva" is a term generally used to refer to harmless conjunctival pigmentation which is related to race or heredity. There is no treatment... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:
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Not commercially: Topical voriconazole is not available commercially but can be prepared by certain compounding pharmacies if needed for sever fungal eye infections.
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Get examined: Superficial scratches usually heal quickly on their own, but you should see your eye doctor to determine the severity and prescribe prophylactic antib... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
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LASIK Surgery 32 years experience
See your doctor: If this is a new finding, you need to see your eye doctor to determine the cause.
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A 42-year-old female asked:
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Grittiness: Patients with dry eyes often complain of dryness, grittiness, foreign body sensation, burning, or even tearing. Artificial tears, which are available ... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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See your Doctor: Could be a sign of strep throat. See your doctor for an examination and culture.
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Depends: It depends on the type of cyst... Can you supply additional information?
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A 66-year-old female asked:
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LASIK Surgery 32 years experience
Indefinitely: Many patients doing well on Restasis will stay on it indefinitely. Remember that dry eye syndrome is a progressive disease in many people and while Re... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
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LASIK Surgery 32 years experience
Avoid whitening drop: There are many artificial tears available over the counter, and they are all good. If you use them more than 4x/day, stick to a preservative-free vari... Read More
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A 66-year-old female asked:
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LASIK Surgery 32 years experience
See Your Eye Doctor: This sounds like an issue of loss of contrast sensitivity, which can be associated with multifocal lenses. However, it is uncommon for that to produce... Read More
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Aug 30, 2013
I have had the pleasure of working with Dr Luchs for a number of years, and he is an expert in laser refractive surgery (LASIK/PRK), cataract surgery, corneal surgery and caring for patients with kera...Read More
Jul 27, 2013
I highly recommend Dr. Jodi Luchs. He has an excellent National reputation, and he has an excellent track record as a cornea, cataract and refractive surgeon. He also has an excellent bed side manne...Read More
Nov 30, 2012
I highly recommend Dr. Jodi Luchs. He is an expert in cataract and refractive surgery (PRK and LASIK) plus he is experienced with corneal collagen crosslinking. He is a national expert on dry eye an...Read More
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Slept on hand, woke w/ blurry vision for a few mins. Glad to find ans.
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! And a little scary because I do see flashes of light in the dark!
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Thanks for your quick reply! sir i have been to al the best doctors in india still no improvement
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, NY
Graduated 1991MD
Residency
LONG ISLAND JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER
Awards
Resident Teaching Award, North Shore/Long Island Jewish Health System
Top Ophthalmologist , Second Place, New York - Summer
2013
Top Ophthalmologist , Second Place, New York - Fall
2014
Affiliations
North Shore/Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School Of Medicine
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