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Liva Eye Center
Paramus, NJ
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Paramus, NJ
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Dr. Liva graduated from Harvard College with a degree in biochemistry. He obtained his MD from the University of Miami School of Medicine followed by a medical internship in internal medicine at Denver Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center. An ophthalmology residency was completed atthe Associated Eye residencies of NJ . Dr Liva has been board certified since 1986 and is the medical director of Liva Eye Center in Paramus NJ. He practice general ophthalmology and performs cataract surgery with premium implants including the Restor, Toric and Crystalens; Lasik and PRK refractive surgery,trabeculectomies for glaucoma , corneal transplantation , and oculoplastic surgery.
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
English, Polish
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109 Answers
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A 21-year-old member asked:
Dr. Douglas Livaanswered
Ophthalmology 42 years experience
Loss of side vision: Most glaucoma is asymptomatic. Acute angle closure glaucoma is associated with pain, blurred vision, nausea and a red eye. Open angle glaucoma is not ... Read More
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A 28-year-old member asked:
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None: There is no treatment for end stage glaucoma with severe optic atrophy that has lost all function.
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A 57-year-old female asked:
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Ophthalmology 42 years experience
Floaters are painles: Floaters are not usually associated with pain. Pain with eye movement is usually either from the flu or optic neuritis. Optic neuritis would typically... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 42 years experience
Flapless. "LASIK ": Prk provides laservision correction without flap creation. The epithelium of the cornea. Is removed and the laser treatment applied to the corneal su... Read More
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A member asked:
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Ophthalmology 42 years experience
Chalazion: Inflammatory granuloma of meibomian gland, treat with warm compresses and massage, if no resolution surgically excise.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 42 years experience
No: There is no such thing as an eye transplant . You are referring to a corneal transplant. Uncontrolled glaucoma can lead to decreased survival of the c... Read More
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A female asked:
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Ophthalmology 42 years experience
Prescription change: If the vision is blurry without pain or a red eye it is most likely that the power of the contact lens needs to be modified.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 42 years experience
Usually elevated IOP: Glaucoma is an optic neuropathy that is associated with several risk factors including elevated intraocular pressure, a thin cornea, family history, i... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 42 years experience
Probable headache: At 29 years of age it usually represents a tension headache. In an elderly individual a serious condition called temporal arteritis would be included ... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 42 years experience
Many: There are many excellent physicians , clinics and hospitals which are available across the country which do an outstanding job of treating glaucoma. A... Read More
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A 55-year-old female asked:
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Ophthalmology 42 years experience
Unlikely: Convergence insufficiency is not usually associated with prk although it is possible with corrected hyperopia since accommodation is stimulated less o... Read More
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A 34-year-old male asked:
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Ophthalmology 42 years experience
Possible chalazion : If it involves the lower eyelid not the upper cheek it is probably a chalazion which is inflammation of a clogged meibomian oil gland. Treatment cons... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 42 years experience
Up to 2 weeks: Atropine can cause pupillary dilation for up to 2 weeks. Eye drops typically used during examination have a shorter duration of effect lasting for a ... Read More
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A male asked:
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Ophthalmology 42 years experience
Yes: Most myopic patients achieve 20/20 after lasik . High myopia and high degrees of astigmatism may reduce the probability of getting 20/20.
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A 22-year-old male asked:
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Ophthalmology 42 years experience
Many reasons: In order to answer your question you would need to be examined. The most common cause of eye fatigue are uncorrected farsighted refractive errors, mus... Read More
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A 23-year-old male asked:
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Ophthalmology 42 years experience
Pinguecula: Pinguecula is benign degeneration of the conjunctiva usually occurring adjacent to the cornea nasally and related to exposure to uv radiation from th... Read More
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A 58-year-old female asked:
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Ophthalmology 42 years experience
Not necessarily: Although glaucoma can be hereditary it is unlikely the it will behave the same in different related individuals.
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A 55-year-old female asked:
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Ophthalmology 42 years experience
Recurrent erosion: It is possible the there is a small area where the epithelium is not adhering well and sloughs off and causes pain and a foreign body sensation. It fr... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Not bacterial: There are other conditions in the differential diagnosis that are not related to bacterial infections and therefore would not respond to antibiotics.... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 42 years experience
Unusual: Definitive diagnosis can be made with a slit lamp examination by an ophthalmologist.
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A 38-year-old male asked:
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Ophthalmology 42 years experience
No treatment for RP: There has been no proven treatment for retinitis pigmentosa. A bifocal lens or any spectacle lens for that matter has no impact on the health of the e... Read More
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A 46-year-old female asked:
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Ophthalmology 42 years experience
Dependent edema: Often sleeping on your face can cause fluid to build up on the peri orbital area which usually clears in a few hours. Try sleeping on your back with y... Read More
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A 55-year-old male asked:
Dr. Douglas Livaanswered
Ophthalmology 42 years experience
Yes: Systemic beta blockers can reduce intraocular pressure but not to the same degree as topical beta blockers such as timolol.
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A 29-year-old male asked:
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Ophthalmology 42 years experience
Unlikely: Incipient cataracts or corneal pathology usually are in the differential diagnosis of glare and star bursts . Vitreous degeneration are not typically ... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Ophthalmology 42 years experience
Common: It is common to have one eye with a greater refractive error the the fellow eye. The eye with the greater refractive error will seem weaker due to bei... Read More
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A 64-year-old male asked:
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Ophthalmology 42 years experience
Probably not: Repositioning a toric iol is easily done in the early postoperative period. However 2 years later entails significant risk due to adhesions that have... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Ophthalmology 42 years experience
RNFL is thin: Then oct measures an individual retinal nerve fiber layer and compares it to normals your age. If 95% of normals have a thicker nerve fiber than you t... Read More
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A 25-year-old male asked:
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Ophthalmology 42 years experience
No: Most but not all glaucoma patients develop glaucoma due to a pressure greater than 21. A target pressure of 9 in a glaucoma patient is difficult to ac... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Douglas Livaanswered
Ophthalmology 42 years experience
Yes.: Flying is not a problem with glaucoma since eye pressure would be reduced not increased. deep sea diving may not be advisable in advanced cases of gla... Read More
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A 42-year-old male asked:
Dr. Douglas Livaanswered
Ophthalmology 42 years experience
Yes and no: Performing the actual surgery is no more difficult, however, the calculations required to determine the lens power of the implant are less accurate.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 42 years experience
No: Contact lenses do not contribute to cataract formation.
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A 21-year-old male asked:
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Ophthalmology 42 years experience
Soon: Visual recovery can sometimes takes weeks in certain individuals. The epithelium needs to remold and become smooth before good vision is obtained and ... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Douglas Livaanswered
Ophthalmology 42 years experience
Meibominitis: It sounds like you are suffering from meibominitis which can lead to a swollen tender lid. Try warm compresses and gentile massage. If it worsens or y... Read More
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A 59-year-old female asked:
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Ophthalmology 42 years experience
Unlikely: Glaucoma usually cause visual damage over a period of months to years. It is unlikely that a therapeutic trial with Cosopt would lead to visual loss. ... Read More
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A 59-year-old female asked:
Dr. Douglas Livaanswered
Ophthalmology 42 years experience
Depends where: I assume you are referring to a blood spot on the surface of the white of the eye called a subconjunctival hemorrhage which is benign. It usually occu... Read More
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A 29-year-old male asked:
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Ophthalmology 42 years experience
Incipient cataract : Early lens changes typically cause glare and star bursts .However, at age 30 corneal pathology can cause visual symptoms. Tears are a treatment for dr... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 42 years experience
Extremely unlikely: It is extremely rare to be allergic to the lens material of modern intraocular lenses. Inflammatory precipitates which deposit on the lenses are usual... Read More
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Usually once: A vitrectomy removes the vitreous gel in the eye and replaces it with saline. Once it is removed it does not reform. Therefore a vitrectomy would ty... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Ophthalmology 42 years experience
No big deal.: The yellow balls probably represent trapped glandular secretion and are benign. If they swell and become palpable or symptomatic they can be removed... Read More
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A 26-year-old male asked:
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Wrong assumption.: There is probably nothing wrong with the contact lens itself. There may be a problem with the fit in that eye or perhaps that eye is more dry and beco... Read More
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A 53-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 42 years experience
No: Ocuvite is indicated for certain types of macular degeneration to prevent progression. There is no impact upon glaucoma.
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A 23-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 42 years experience
Central visual loss: Macular degeneration is usually classified as either wet or dry . Wet involves the development of an abnormal vascular membrane which bleeds and dama... Read More
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Not typical: Corneal abrasion is unusual but can occur and usually heals within a few days. Macular edema is more serious and is treated with nonsteroidal anti- in... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 42 years experience
Not usually possible: Most eye muscle imbalances need muscle surgery to correct significant deviations, exercises rarely achieve permanent improvement.
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 42 years experience
Yes: Pinguecula have no impact on your ability to have lasik.
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A 39-year-old female asked:
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Laser and surgery: Treatment involves lowering the intraocular pressure either with medications, laser treatment or with surgery. Laser treatments increase flow through... Read More
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A 56-year-old female asked:
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Ophthalmology 42 years experience
Dry Eye: Blinking spreads the tear film across the cornea. Some people when they read and concentrate inhibit their normal blink reflex and the tear film break... Read More
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A 57-year-old male asked:
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Ophthalmology 42 years experience
Retinal detachments: Gas is usually injected into the eye after vitrectomy performed for primary retinal detachments . Different gases have different retention times. Sil... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 42 years experience
Depends: Visual field testing doesn't require dilation. Oct can also be performed without dilation although in some patients the signal strength and accuracy o... Read More
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A 53-year-old male asked:
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Ophthalmology 42 years experience
Annual testing: Annual visual field testing, nerve fiber layer imaging and stereo optic nerve photos are recommended to document and monitor the structure and functio... Read More
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Liva is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Liva is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thanks for your quick reply! It does sound like keratitis . Going to a doc on Monday. Should he determine a type of kerat. ? Bacterial etc
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Thank you, your answer or tip was very helpful! I've had RP since I was a child and it has been very slowly progressing. Again, Thank-you!
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! There going down,now I very nerves am ok,now this never happen,before have a nice day super bowl
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Graduated 1981MD
Residency
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey University Hospital
Residency
Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center
Awards
castle connolly top doctor
NJ Insider Top Doctor
Top Ophthalmologist , First Place, Hackensack, NJ - Winter
2013
Affiliations
American Academy of Ophthalmology, NJ academy of Ophthalmology
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