Dr. Lloyd Williams
Ophthalmology
Holladay, UT
15 years experience male
Locations
Standard Optical
Holladay, UT
About
Bio
I am a fellowship trained cornea transplant, cataract, and refractive surgeon practicing in Salt Lake City. I also do basic research related to the cornea and ophthalmic diseases.
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Ophthalmology
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A 36-year-old male asked:
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Ophthalmology 15 years experience
Have it checked out: An object in the eye can cause serious infection that can lead to vision loss, especially if the object is vegetable matter or wood. The object may be... Read More
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A female asked:
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Ophthalmology 15 years experience
Common: YAG laser is a commonly used laser in treating posterior capsular opacification (a membrane behind the lens) after cataract surgery. It is also used t... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Yes: You may use Pataday while you have a stye, but it won't help with the stye. Treatment for a stye is warm compresses and sometimes surgical drainage if... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
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Ophthalmology 15 years experience
Yes: LASIK and PRK will make your eyes dryer, so that is not a good thing for you. If you are -3.00 D nearsighted or worse, your could be a candidate for I... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 15 years experience
No: Visine constricts the blood vessels in the eye so that is doesn't appear red, but it does not treat the underlying bacterial or viral infection causin... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Usually 6-8 hours: It depends on what type of drops are used. Phenylephrine and tropicamide are probably the most commonly used at the optometrist or ophthalmologist's o... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 15 years experience
About 1-4 days: It depends on the size of the scratch. Uncomplicated small scratches or abrasions can heal in 24 hours. The entire corneal surface can heal in 3-4 day... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 15 years experience
Not really: The word sty is usually synonymous with chalazion, a blockage of an oil gland along the eyelid. There is not generally an infectious component. The tr... Read More
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A member asked:
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Ophthalmology 15 years experience
Ask your surgeon: The answer is that it depends on how your individual surgery went and what it entailed. There are some patients on whom I do cataract surgery where I ... Read More
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A 55-year-old female asked:
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Ophthalmology 15 years experience
Depends: floaters are caused by vitreous (the jelly inside the eye) degeneration. lubrication, steroid, and eye drops of any kind will not affect the presence ... Read More
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A 55-year-old female asked:
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Laser not necessary: Cataract surgery is usually performed when vision is about 20/40 or worse, however it depends on many factors. One thing I tell my patients, is that i... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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Ophthalmology 15 years experience
Couple possibilities: You should see ophthalmologist. Itching eyes is usually allergic. your could try an over-the-counter allergy drop like pataday. With contact lenses, t... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Ophthalmology 15 years experience
Need to see Dr.: red and sensitive eyes could be due to serious eye conditions like corneal ulcer, iritis, uveitis, etc... these cannot be treated at home.
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Decrease pressure: IIH is a syndrome of increased intracranial pressure (ICP). Often moderate (about 6-10% of body weight) weight loss will resolve IIH. IIH can also be ... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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About 2 weeks: Your question is a little hard to understand, but it seems like you are asking how long blurry vision lasts after atropine. Atropine paralyzes your ey... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Possible retina tear: Flashes of light that occur in the dark (or with eyes shut) can be a sign of vitreous detachment, retinal tear, or retinal detachment. The flashes are... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Many possibilities: The 3 most common in my experience are dry eye, recurrent corneal erosions, and corneal abrasion. It is possible for more serious causes and likely sh... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 15 years experience
About 1-4 days: It depends on the size of the scratch. Uncomplicated small scratches or abrasions can heal in 24 hours. The entire corneal surface can heal in 3-4 day... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 15 years experience
No: Cataracts in infants are congenital, metabolic, or from infectious causes. Cataract in infants can rapidly lead to amblyopia and permanent vision loss... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 15 years experience
Not always: Bleeding in the white part of the eye is called subconjunctival hemorrhage. By itself, it is not serious, but it can cover something more serious like... Read More
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A 55-year-old female asked:
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Ophthalmology 15 years experience
Both are common: Dryness and floaters are among the most common eye complaints and the most persistent, thus it would not be unlikely for each to occur at the same tim... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
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Ophthalmology 15 years experience
No: not all brain lesions produce headaches although large ones may due to increased intracranial pressure. Also, most headaches are not due to brain lesi... Read More
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A 32-year-old male asked:
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Ophthalmology 15 years experience
Dark adapted vision: Scotopic vision is vision in low light conditions. It is in contrast to photopic vision which is vision in high light conditions. Scotopic vision is g... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 15 years experience
Yes: Blood floating in the anterior chamber of the eye (hyphema) will almost always cause blurry vision. It is important to see an ophthalmologist for hyph... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 15 years experience
It depends: If the pieces of bone are still in close proximity, it may heal on its own, otherwise, probably not. Broken bones in the eye socket (orbit) can result... Read More
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A 29-year-old male asked:
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Ophthalmology 15 years experience
Replacing the cornea: Cornea transplant uses a donor cornea from another person to replace all or a portion of your cornea. In certain instances a prosthetic cornea can be ... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 15 years experience
Usually months: Floaters are caused by condensations of vitreous that cast a shadow on your retina. They usually sink out of the visual axis over the course of 6 mont... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 15 years experience
Potentially: Herpes virus (the cold sore virus) can also infect the conjunctiva, cornea, and in certain cases, even the retina and rest of the eye. If you have col... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 15 years experience
Not usually: Antibiotics are generally ineffective for treatment of stye or chalazion, which are caused by blockage of oil ducts, not by infection. The best treatm... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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It won't hurt: It won't hurt, but probably won't help either. The standard medical treatment for sty is warm compresses.
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A 19-year-old male asked:
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Ophthalmology 15 years experience
See ophthalmologist: Aching pain and sensitivity to light can be a serious eye problem (iritis, or angle closure glaucoma among other things). You should be seen by an oph... Read More
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Ophthalmology 15 years experience
Depends: Retin-a is a prescription vitiamin a derivative cream. Retinols are found in many types of products and foods and have lower potency. You should not u... Read More
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A 26-year-old male asked:
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Ophthalmology 15 years experience
See ophthalmologist: Keratitis can be caused by many things, but infectious keratitis can progress rapidly and lead to permanent vision loss. It is important to see an oph... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 15 years experience
Osteogenesis imperfe: Osteogenesis imperfecta (sorry, the name is too long for the 20 character limit above). This is a bone disorder that leads to easily fractured bones a... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Lloyd Williamsanswered
Ophthalmology 15 years experience
Usually 6-8 hours: It depends on what type of drops are used. Phenylephrine and tropicamide are probably the most commonly used at the optometrist or ophthalmologist's o... Read More
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A 59-year-old female asked:
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Ophthalmology 15 years experience
Depends on location: It depends on the location of the epiretinal membrane causing your macular pucker. Reading vision primarily depends on what is happening in your fove... Read More
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A 32-year-old male asked:
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Ophthalmology 15 years experience
Pseudoexfoliation: Pseudoexfoliation is a condition where the eye makes an amyloid like protein that accumulates on the lens and other structures. It is nearly always in... Read More
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A 32-year-old male asked:
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Ophthalmology 15 years experience
Optic nerve location: The physiologic blind spot is located about 15 degrees temporal to the midline in each eye. The reason for the blind spot is that there are no photore... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Ask your surgeon: Different surgeons have different opinions, but most i know would say you should wait at least a couple weeks or a month. It probably depends somewhat... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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When it is resolved: I would wait until the conjunctivitis has completely resolved. In addition, you should get rid of that pair of lenses, the cleaning solution, and the ... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 15 years experience
Bacterial infection: Preseptal cellulitis is usually a bacterial infection of the tissues surrounding the eye. It is treated with systemic antibiotics, often augmentin, (a... Read More
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A 67-year-old female asked:
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Ophthalmology 15 years experience
Should see surgeon: Blurry vision after yag could range from mild (dry eye) to serious conditions (lens dislocation or other complication). You should let your surgeon kn... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 15 years experience
Yes: Crossed eye can be caused by accomodation or by eye muscle problems. Accomodative causes can sometimes be fixed with glasses. Surgery on the eye muscl... Read More
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A 59-year-old female asked:
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Ophthalmology 15 years experience
Make print larger: Treatment for macular pucker is surgery. Most patients describe vision from macular pucker as distortion rather than blur, so consider other causes of... Read More
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A 59-year-old female asked:
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Ophthalmology 15 years experience
Not difficult: macular pucker (sometimes called epiretinal membrane) is uncommon, but not rare. Most retina surgeons are experienced in doing a vitrectomy with membr... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 15 years experience
Depends: In your question, you did not indicate where the burst blood vessel is located. If it is in the conjunctiva (giving a red spot on the white part of yo... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 15 years experience
Many possibilities: The 3 most common in my experience are dry eye, recurrent corneal erosions, and corneal abrasion. It is possible for more serious causes and likely sh... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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There are options: Migraine is a multifactorial problem, but people can find relief. One first step is to identify and avoid migraine triggers (these can include foods, ... Read More
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A 60-year-old male asked:
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Ophthalmology 15 years experience
RK makes a challenge: Rk makes calculating the right lens to put in your eye after cataract surgery more challenging. In other words, there is a greater chance that you wil... Read More
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thank you my main concern was just my vision the wearing of glasses me
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thank you for your advice :)
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Very helpful information. Thank you so much.
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Tufts University School of Medicine, MA
Graduated 2008MD
Residency
University of Utah - Moran Eye Center
Awards
Featured in the film âDuk Countyâ which was the Telluride Mountainfilm Festival 35 - winner of the Norman Vaughan Indomitable Spirit Award and winner of the Moving Mountains Prizeâ 2013
The Yassine Daoud Research Grant Award, 2012
Moran Eye Center â Resident Speaker of the Year, 2012
Affiliations
Adjunct Research Professor of Ophthalmology - Moran Eye Center
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