Dr. George Yang
Ophthalmology
Santa Clara, CA
29 years experience male
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San Jose Eye Institute
Santa Clara, CA
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Ophthalmology
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. George Yanganswered
Ophthalmology 29 years experience
Depends: It really depends on the technique used by the surgeon and the surgeon's preference. We do not allow our patients to get the eye wet for one week and... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 29 years experience
Anesthesia differs: The majority of cataracts are removed by phacoemulsification, a type of ultrasound technology. However, about 50% of the doctors in the us use a need... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 29 years experience
Control: Glaucoma is defined as any eye pressure that leads to optic nerve damage. Any damage caused by glaucoma is irreversible, so truly, glaucoma cannot be... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 29 years experience
Consider vitrectomy: If the floaters are bad enough, you could consider a procedure called a vitrectomy, where a retina surgeon will go and remove the vitreous. The float... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 29 years experience
Usually...: 1. Lack of sleep
2. Dry eyes or
3. Stress.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 29 years experience
Possibly: You are a little young to have a cataract, but it is possible. However, there are numerous other reasons for decreased vision at night. You should s... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 29 years experience
Better not: Lasik surgery tends to make eyes more dry. In the setting of sjogren's syndrome, this could potentially be devastating. Patients who have severe dry ... Read More
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A 59-year-old female asked:
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Ophthalmology 29 years experience
Probably: Travatan works well and can control pressures for many years (possibly even decades). If you have early stage glaucoma, and dropped that much in pres... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 29 years experience
Cosmetic?: You can change your eye color by wearing cosmetic colored contact lenses. For any genetic eyelid disorders, you may have to consider cosmetic eyelid s... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 29 years experience
Diagnosis : Glaucoma is when the eye pressure leads to progressive nerve damage over time. If untreated, it leads to irreversible vision loss and blindness. Catar... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 29 years experience
Depends: The cost of the procedure depends on the fees from the surgeon, the anesthesiologist and the surgical facility. Typically, an outpatient surgery cen... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 29 years experience
No: Dry eyes typically cause the contact lens to be stuck on the surface of the eye. If your contacts are moving around too much, it could be an improper... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Ophthalmology 29 years experience
Seek help now: If your vision is blurry in only one eye, this would be highly suspicious for acute angle closure glaucoma, which is high pressures inside your eyebal... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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No: The elongation typically refers to the eye's front-to-back profile. No one can see how long your eye is by looking at you from the front.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 29 years experience
Suspect: If you are given the diagnosis of a 'glaucoma suspect, ' it just means that someone is concerned that either your optic nerve looks as if might be dam... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 29 years experience
Allergies: The most common cause of itching is allergies. You can try otc topical antihistamines such as zaditor (ketotifen) 2x/day. If that does not help, your... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 29 years experience
Dry?: A common cause of vision fluctuations is dry eyes. An easy test is to try otc artificial tears 4x/day and see if the vision improves. If it does, you ... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 29 years experience
Follow-up: Continued follow-up care is the most important with glaucoma. Diring these regular check-ups, your eye md will check your pressures and perform glauco... Read More
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A 55-year-old male asked:
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Ophthalmology 29 years experience
Unrelated: Floaters and burning are unrelated symptoms. Floaters are shadows created by something floating inside your eye. Other than a visual disturbance, you... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 29 years experience
Yes: Narrow angles are typically seen in short eyes (front to back). Removing the lens will result in more room. Usually you would try a laser peripheral i... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 29 years experience
Dry eyes?: Burning is typically a sign of dry eyes. Could it be that your eyes are burning because you are outdoors, rather than because you are wearing sunglas... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 29 years experience
Goggles: The easiest solution is to wear goggles.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 29 years experience
No: If you are wearing an incorrect prescription, it just leads to blurry vision. The blurred vision may lead to headaches, eye strain, or 'tired' eyes, ... Read More
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A 68-year-old male asked:
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Ophthalmology 29 years experience
Dry eyes?: The sensation of 'heavy eyes' is most commonly due to dry eyes. Other symptoms include burning sensation, fluctuating vision, and even excessive teari... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 29 years experience
No: Pink eye from viral conjunctivitis is highly contagious through physical contact. In your example, a person with it touches the infected eye, then to... Read More
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A 66-year-old female asked:
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Ophthalmology 29 years experience
Yes: If an area is non-perfused, it means that blood is not getting to that area. Your eye will try to make new blood vessels to supply that area. These ne... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 29 years experience
Possibly: Red eyes is just a sign of irritation. It is very non-specific and can be caused by numerous etiologies including eye strain. Eye strain leads to dry ... Read More
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A 74-year-old female asked:
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Ophthalmology 29 years experience
Ptosis: When your eyelids start to close because of "weak" muscles, it is called a ptosis. However, there are many other reasons whe an eyelid may look closed... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 29 years experience
Depends: It depends on how many chrpe spots you have. If you only have one, observation is fine. If you have 4 or more, there is an increased risk for a type o... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 29 years experience
Depends: It depends on what anesthesia your eye md uses. If a needle is used to numb up the eye, then you will receive an eye patch to wear until the day afte... Read More
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A 55-year-old male asked:
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Ophthalmology 29 years experience
Other treatments: It is possible that if you are using dry heat, that your eyes feel more dry after the warm compress. Ultimately, it just means that your eyes are very... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 29 years experience
Dry?: An eye that feels heavy could be dry. You can try otc artificial tears as a test to see if that improves your symptoms. You should see an eye md for a... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
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Ophthalmology 29 years experience
Double vision: Prisms are used to bend light seen thru glasses to get rid of double vision when the eyes are not aligned.
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A 25-year-old male asked:
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Ophthalmology 29 years experience
Allergy : The most common cause of itching is allergies. You can try cold compresses and otc zaditor (ketotifen) 2x/day. Your eye md can prescribe even stronge... Read More
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A 66-year-old female asked:
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Ophthalmology 29 years experience
Yes: Poor glucose control may ultimately not adversely affect the outcome of cataract surgery. However, except for rare circumstabces, the surgery is typic... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 29 years experience
Recheck: You should go back to double check that the glasses were made correctly and to see if you are indeed seeing well thru the glasses. If they are off, yo... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
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Ophthalmology 29 years experience
No: Smoking by itself does not lead to jaundice. Jaundice is due to increased bilirubin from liver problems.
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A 29-year-old male asked:
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Ophthalmology 29 years experience
Eye MD: An ophthalmologist can evaluate all the nerves that supply the eyes and eyelids (sensation, movement and sight).
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 29 years experience
Yes: A broken blood vessel on the surface of the eye is called a subconjuctival hemorrhage. It is the equivalent of a bruise elsewhere on the body. A new... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 29 years experience
Labelled?: Usually, the cases are labelled "r" for right and "l" for left. If it is not, the most common convention is for green to be right (because of the "r" ... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 29 years experience
No: Crying results in tears on the surface of the eye, whereas pressure is derived from fluid within the eyeball itself.
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A 50-year-old male asked:
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Ophthalmology 29 years experience
Yes: If the debris hit the eye with such force that there are now blood spots, it is best to get it examined.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 29 years experience
No: Something happened. For example, if your eyes did not close all the way when you fell asleep, the surface of your cornea (shell in front of eye) coul... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 29 years experience
Yes: You can get cataracts just like anyone else. However, there is no relation between the use of contacts and cataracts. The only issue is that contacts... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 29 years experience
Maybe: After the expiration date, the effectiveness diminishes. It is best not to use an expired medication.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 29 years experience
Yes and No: At one point, it was thought that cleaning your eyelids with diluted baby shampoo was a good treatment option for blepharitis, a condition that can le... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 29 years experience
No relation: Eye pain upon waking has no relationship with the presence or absence of cancer. The most common etiology is a form of dry eyes called meibomitis. E... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 29 years experience
Yes: In theory, yes. But chalazions may compress on the eye surface, so if the contact lens does not feel right, take it out. Also, if the chalazion beco... Read More
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A 59-year-old female asked:
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Ophthalmology 29 years experience
Great result : The amount of pressure lowering that you achieved is a great 1st step. Going forward, the actual target pressure required to prevent further nerve los... Read More
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A 66-year-old female asked:
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Ophthalmology 29 years experience
Yes: But this is unavoidable. Using a jelly filled donut as an example, the cataract would be the jelly and the capsule is the rest of the donut. During ... Read More
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Dr. Jan Lei Iwata
Mar 30, 2014
Dr. Yang provide on point, excellent advice related to ocular conditions, and questions posed by patients. His answers are relevant, concise and comprehensive. Excellent eye physician!
Sep 21, 2013
Dr. Yang gives thoughtful, clear, intelligent answers and is an asset to the Healthtap community. I endorse him wholeheartedly.
Apr 20, 2015
Great doctor. Consistently gives thoughtful, insightful and expert advice.
HealthTap member
Thank you, your answer was very helpful! She does have high blood pressure and yes the double vision corrected itself but the cross eye its still a little visible. Thank you
HealthTap member
Thanks for your quick reply! When I get the stabbing pain behind my eye thats all it does is water. Looks like I've been crying in one eyeAnd is so very painful to close
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This made me feel good. Thanks! Thanks doc I do appreciate this. It seems as soon as I was diagnosed I've been a bit of a hypochondriac especially with the gastritis.
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Stanford University School of Medicine, CA
Graduated 1994MD
Residency
University of Texas - Houston
Awards
Top Doctor, Second Place, San Jose Region, CA - Summer
2013
Top Ophthalmologist , First Place, California - Summer
2013
Top Doctor, Third Place, San Jose Region - Summer
2014
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