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Ophthalmology
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A 49-year-old member asked:
Dr. Khalid Khananswered
56 years experience
Breast Reduction?: Most of the insurance companies pay for the breast reduction procedure if it cause postural or back problem.
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A 50-year-old female asked:
Dr. Khalid Khananswered
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Yes: Contact lenses can get lost in the conjunctival fornix and can be found by careful examination and removed with little effort.
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A 66-year-old female asked:
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Very small%: Macular pucker is very rare condition , I have seen only 3 times in thirty nine years of office practice.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Tonsillectomy?: Under general anesthesia the tonsils are excised from their anatomical place in oral pharynx, .
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A 26-year-old male asked:
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Nephrotic edema: Most common cause of swelling around the eyes in the morning is due to kidney disease from any causes. Get your self checked for the kidney profile.
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A member asked:
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Post jetrea treatmen: I don't know the reason not to have cataract surgery ask your ophthalmologist, if there is no contraindication to surgery you can proceed with it.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Khalid Khananswered
56 years experience
Recurrent mono: Usually you develop immunity to it after first exposure to it.
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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56 years experience
Blood clot Legs: Pain , redness, swelling and discoloration of leg are the symptoms and signs of blood clot in leg.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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56 years experience
Breast Reduction siz: Yes , the surgeon has to limit the reduction size in proportion to the function and cosmesis of the breast.
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Sinusitis: With sinus infection you can have referred pain in eyes, head, teeth ; even jaws can hurt.
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A 24-year-old male asked:
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56 years experience
Peptic- esophagitis: Acid reflux can cause such symptoms .Please see a gastroentrologist for evaluation and treatment of the problem.
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A 24-year-old male asked:
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Paralysis of EOM: Temporary vascular occlusion of BV to the extra ocular nerve can cause these symptoms.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Tonsilectomy ?: Tonsillectomy is surgical removal of tonsils from their place in the throat.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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56 years experience
Acne scars: I don't know of any home remedy but carbon dioxide laser treatment is useful !
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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56 years experience
Recovery time: Recovery time is different for individual patients, most of the people recover in six weeks.
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A 50-year-old member asked:
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56 years experience
Post op Hiccups: Put a small ice cubes in mouth and swallow them without chewing!
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A 17-year-old male asked:
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Many causes: There are many causes of seeing lights in normal eyes ie migraine, pvdetachment, vitreous traction etc. Neuro ophthalmic examination is in order.
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A 33-year-old male asked:
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Fatigue: Allergies and treatment for allergic rhinitis causes body to feel tiered from exhaustion ; drug's side effects !
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A 50-year-old member asked:
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56 years experience
Tubes in tonsillecto: Tonsillectomy is performed under general anesthesia and it requires intubation either thru mouth or nose.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Mestectomies?: Mastectomies performed in the out patient setting is the surgical removal of breast under anesthesia.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Peritonitis ?: Peritonitis is the infection of peritoneum which is the inner lining of the abdominal cavity , intestines, bladder , liver , spleen , kidneys , colon ... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Double Mestectomy?: Women with double mastectomy has both breast removed surgically.
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A 53-year-old female asked:
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Temporal arteritis: Temporal arteritis is one of the causes in this age group if blurred vision is also associated with it.
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A 34-year-old female asked:
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56 years experience
Maxillary Sinusitis: You have left maxillary sinusitis which drains out by lying on right side, check with your ENT specialist.
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Itching: Benadryl (diphenhydramine) 50mg twice a day would help itching and insomnia , also caladryl lotion on the itching site is also helpful.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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56 years experience
Residual tonsil : Residual tissue after tonsillectomy is of no consequences most of the time and require no treatment.
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A 35-year-old female asked:
Dr. Khalid Khananswered
56 years experience
Possible FB i: Many causes to fb sensation on blinking ie. Conjunctivitis, keratitis, ocular fb, kc sicca etc are some of the common causes. It is necessary to exami... Read More
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A 30-year-old male asked:
Dr. Khalid Khananswered
56 years experience
Vasomotor instabilit: Cold air rushing thru the nasa passages can irritate the nasal mucosa and reflexly brings about running eyes and nose.
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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56 years experience
Steroid induced glau: I need to know why you were using zylet? You can get allergic reaction to tobramycin , activation of herpes virus or less likely steroid induced glauc... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Khalid Khananswered
56 years experience
Tonsillitis : Chronic tonsillitis can cause a series of associated complications if not treated.Consult ENT specialist for evaluation and treatment of your conditi... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. Khalid Khananswered
56 years experience
Angular conjunctivit: It is a bacterial infection , please go to an ophthalmologist for treatment.
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A female asked:
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Injury to : Injury to infra orbital branch of trigeminal cranial nerve could cause pain.
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A 19-year-old male asked:
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56 years experience
Hyper pigmentation : This is a genetic entity , use of bleaching face creams may help.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Khalid Khananswered
56 years experience
Acne scar: Acne scar can be removed by laser treatment.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Khalid Khananswered
56 years experience
Nasal congestion: There are so many causes of nasal congestion , you need to be examined by allergy /ent specialist to investigate and treat the cause of nasal congest... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Khalid Khananswered
56 years experience
Septoplasty: Dns ; sinus surgery can resolve chronic sinusitis and mouth breathing.
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A 22-year-old male asked:
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56 years experience
7th cranial nerve : 7th cranial nerve injury / inflammation may cause such symptoms.
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A 59-year-old female asked:
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56 years experience
Hyperglycemia: People with fluctuating vision are most likely diabetic unless proven otherwise.
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A 62-year-old female asked:
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Post nasal drip?: Post nasal drip is sign of chronic sinusitis, please consult an allergy and ENT specialist.
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Khalid Khananswered
56 years experience
Heriditory Eczema?: It is possible to have eczema in the children of eczematous parents.
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A 49-year-old member asked:
Dr. Khalid Khananswered
56 years experience
Culture results: Yes culture results can be affected by antiseptic mouth wash.
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A 59-year-old female asked:
Dr. Khalid Khananswered
56 years experience
Cataract: Cataract is the most common cause of glare and smokey vision. See an ophthalmologist.
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A 17-year-old male asked:
Dr. Khalid Khananswered
56 years experience
Temporal arteritis: Temporal arteritis is one of the causes in this age group if blurred vision is also associated with it.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Khalid Khananswered
56 years experience
Post tonsilectomy pa: Usually pain is less but individual pain tolerance varies.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Khalid Khananswered
56 years experience
Blood filter?: Blood filters are usually permanent unless there is a problem.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Khalid Khananswered
56 years experience
Eye fatigue: Long duration of close work can make eyes feel tiered, you may need a comprehensive eye examination to determine the cause of it.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Khalid Khananswered
56 years experience
Tonsil ;adenoidectom: Tonsillectomy ; adenoidectomy is the surgical removal of tonsils ; adenoids from oral pharynx and nasal pharynx respectively.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Khalid Khananswered
56 years experience
Laser Tonsillectomy?: Tonsillectomy by any technique achieves same results , surgeons use the equipments of their choice.
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Khalid Khananswered
56 years experience
Breast Reduction: Women with very large breast can suffer from kyphosis due the weight of their breasts and sometimes it requires surgical removal of breast mass to cor... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Khalid Khananswered
56 years experience
Male breast reductio: It is not common to have male breast reduction, I have no usa statistics!
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Khan is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
HealthTap member
Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Khan is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
HealthTap member
Thanks for your quick reply! many people I know have been dignosed with macular puckers
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thank you so much for answering my question.
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Thanks for your quick reply! Have a Dr apt 2morrow with new ENT Thank you so much !
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of the Punjab, Nishtar Medical College, Pakistan
Graduated 1967MD
Awards
Top Doctor, Second Place, Alabama - Spring
2014
Top Ophthalmologist, First Place, Alabama - Spring
2014
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