A 37-year-old member asked:
why is it that when i put pressure over my eyes i see colored stars and sparkles?
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Dr. Daniel Bustos answered
Ophthalmology 18 years experience
Retinal traction: When you pressurize your eyes, you are moving the vitreous jelly that occupies most of the volume of the back of the eye. The vitreous jelly is attached to the retina and when it moves, the retina moves as well. When the retina moves, it is stimulated and you notice that stimulation in the form of flashes and/or sparkles. Persistent flashes & sparkles though can be signs of a retinal detachment.
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Dr. Robert Chang answered
Specializes in Ophthalmology
Retina stimulation: Mechanical stimulation of the retina, neurons fire, thus the visual cortex produces light images. This phenomenon is referred to as phosphene.
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Do my eyes go crossed eyed because of contacts?
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Dr. Randall Wong answered
Ophthalmology 33 years experience
No: Crossed eyes and contacts are not related. There are several reasons why eyes might cross; poor vision, lazy eye (amblyopia), strabismus, etc.
Many times the situation can be corrected by a pediatric ophthalmologist...They specialize in crossed eyes.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Why do my eyes keep going misty?
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Dr. Randall Wong answered
Ophthalmology 33 years experience
Not sure: What do you mean by "misty?".
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A 26-year-old female asked:
I keep getting styes, i've been taking good care of my eyes. What should I do?
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Lid Hygeine: Try to clean you eyelids daily with dilute "baby shampoo" and a cotton swab. Place a drop of the shampoo in your palm and dilute it with some water. Work up a small lather and then wet the swab. Clean the base of the eyelashes where they come out of lid of both your upper and lower lids.
Do this daily for a while. You can hopefully cut back to less frequent cleaning over time.
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United Kingdom (Great Britain)
A 42-year-old female asked:
What could possibly be the cause of the whites of my eyes turning blue?
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Dr. Mehdi Ghajar answered
Ophthalmology 18 years experience
Thinning sclera: This can be genetic or develop as a result of eye conditions later in life. You may have a genetic problem that is also related to other connective tissue diseases like the bone, or rheumatologic disease like rhematoid arthritis or have developed this as a result of injury/infection. The sclera can appear blue when it gets thinner & needs to be evaluated by an eye md (ophthalmologist) asap.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Is there a safe procedure to decrease the presbyopia in my eyes?
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Dr. Ari Weitzner answered
Ophthalmology 33 years experience
Nope: Better implants are coming, though.
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