Dr. Dean Bonsall
Pediatric Ophthalmology
Morgantown, WV
29 years experience male
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Morgantown
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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.
Pediatric Ophthalmology
Languages spoken
English
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44 Answers
31 Agrees
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Pediatric Ophthalmology 29 years experience
Yes: Yes you can see swelling in optic nerves if there is pressure in the brain. You can sometimes see visual field defects on visual field testing if the ... Read More
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A 62-year-old female asked:
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No: The meningioma will affect the eye that it is on. It will affect how you eyes will work together though. If you have a muscle weakness you will have d... Read More
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A 59-year-old male asked:
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Optom: Optometrist would be good place to start.
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Allergy eye drops: Use topical allergy eyedrops. You may need to get rx from eye doc. Patanol (olopatadine) works well. It also comes as a once a day preparation called ... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Yes: Lazy eye has many meanings. Lazy eye could be an eye misalignment, it could be a droopy eyelid. It could also be decreased vision from a cataract or r... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Quick: Cornea abrasions heal quickly, bandage contacts are used to aid healing and improve comfort.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Variable: Change in glasses rx, poor vision, neurologic issues, idiopathic- meaning unknown.
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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EES (erythromycin ethyl succinate) ointment: Get ophthalmic ees (erythromycin ethyl succinate) ointment from your pediatrician. Make sure it is ophthalmic ointment. Apply to eyelids. You are ge... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Depends: It depends on what your vision is.
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A 30-year-old male asked:
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Maybe: If the foreign body is not embedded inthe cornea they could be helpful. If the foreign body is embedded you will need to see ophthalmologist for remov... Read More
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A 42-year-old female asked:
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Pediatric Ophthalmology 29 years experience
Nearsighted: She is just nearsighted meaning she can't see things far away. She just needs glasses.
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A 26-year-old male asked:
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Go see eye doc: Go see an eye doctor. You may have a corneal abrasion. You will need antibiotic ointment
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A 60-year-old female asked:
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Seizure: Could be a seizure. Needs to be evaluated.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Decreased vision: Decreased night vision, decreased peripheral vision.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Last: Allergic conjuntivitis is a chronic condition. You can have it for life. It is best treated with antihistamine eye drop medication and avoiding the al... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Maybe: You could have esotropia or exotropia if the images are horizontally displaced. You should see a pediatric ophthalmologist. They see adults with stra... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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MD vs OD: An ophthalmologist — eye M.D. — is a medical or osteopathic doctor who specializes in eye and vision care. Ophthalmologists differ from optometrists i... Read More
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Tearing: Your eye will tear up and sometimes you get goopy discharge. Tears will run down the face.
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Yes: There are many causes. If this is new you should go see a neuro-ophthalmologist.
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Every 2 yrs: Every few years is a good idea for eye exam when you are an adult.
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No: It can get deep under the eyelid but can't get behind the eyeball itself.
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Yes: Yes. Some forms are more complex and are more difficult to fix but for the most part strabismus is fixable.
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+1.50: At age 42 you would likely need +1.50.
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Yes: This happens when tired. It is called bells phenomenon.
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No: Every contact must be fitted to your eye.
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Yes: Yes. You need a complete dilated eye exam to rule out retinal detachment.
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Exotropia: Esotropia is cross eyed. Exotropia is eye drifting.
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A-scan: A -scan is a way to measure the length of your eyeball.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Peds ophthalmologist: We deal with medical or surgical eye diseases that affect children's vision. We also deal with vision development issues.
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Eye alignment: Eye alignment issues or severe refractive errors or loss of vision in one eye.
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Yes: Yes they use an orange dye called fluorescein.
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Not same: Ophthalmologists are medical doctors who graduated from medical school. They can perform surgery on eye. Optometrists are not medical doctors. They g... Read More
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Dilating drops: Drops like phenylephrine, tropicamide, cyclopentolate, Atropine will dilate the pupil.
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No: No but it can transmit sexually transmitted diseases like chlamydia and gonorrhea. If you have any eye discharge symptoms you should seek care immedia... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Your eye drain: He/she is performing gonioscopy. He/she is looking at the drainage angle of the eye with this special lens.
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Depends: It depends on your health issues
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Depends: Depends on how big the pterygium is.
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Variable: I assume you mean disappear. When you get dilated it can take up to 3-4 hours for vision blur and pupil dilation to disappear. That is if you were d... Read More
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Unlikely: You likely always had this.
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Yes: Yes if your correction is amenable to contacts. Your doctor will also check the health of your eye to see if your eye would tolerate wearing a contact... Read More
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Cataract: The peripheral part of your lens has some opacity in it. This peripheral part of the lens is call the cortex hence the term cortical spoking.
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Many ways: Glasses, prism glasses, surgery on eye muscles. Patching the strong eye can help sometimes.
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Sight: It carries the impulses from the eye to the brain creating sight.
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Yes: Yes, if you are allergic to other meds, it is also good for corneal abrasions.
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Bonsall is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Bonsall is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thanks for your quick reply! Thank you was worried as assessing her again and vision in 6 weeks Ty
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! I am seeing a neurologist next week about it.
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thank you! I will!
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, PA
Graduated 1994MD
Residency
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Awards
Top Doctor, Second Place, West Virginia - Summer
2013
Most Influential, First Place, Morgantown Region, WV - Summer
2013
Thought Leader, Second Place, Morgantown Region, WV - Summer
2013
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