Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology is a field of study in which a person specializes in the eyes, eye muscles, eyelids, laser surgery, lens implants, glasses, contact lenses, eye infections, eye allergies, etc
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A 38-year old asked:
Please help! what is the most challenging ophthalmological conditions?
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A 31-year old asked:
How do ophthalmology and optometry differ?
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A 32-year old asked:
How does optometry differ from ophthalmology?
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A 47-year old asked:
What is difference between optometry and ophthalmology?
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A 48-year old asked:
Could you explain what is optometry and ophthalmology? Are they the same thing?
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A 33-year old asked:
I need a web site for ophthalmology exercises, where can I go to find information ?
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A 39-year old asked:
What's the difference between optician and ophthalmology?
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A 61-year old male asked:
Ophthalmology: Which is worst, wet or dry macular degeneration?
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A 35-year old asked:
What's the difference between optometry and ophthalmology and optician?
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A 41-year old asked:
Can md not in ophthalmology write a perscription for eyeglasses?
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A 43-year old asked:
Is an md not certified in ophthalmology able to write a perscription for eyeglasses?
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A 34-year old female asked about a 36-year old female:
In radiology or ophthalmology what does a left ophthalmic artery of anomalous origin mean as it could not be clearly seen?
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A 33-year old male asked:
Are all ophthalmology eye examination machines safe and does not use radiation?
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A 46-year old asked:
Is it possible for a brain hemorrhage to be detected through an ophthalmological exam?
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A 61-year old male asked:
Ophthalmology: There is no treatment for dry macular degeneration and the person will go totally blind, right?
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A 31-year old female asked:
I am a pediatric Hodgkin's lymphoma survivor. I have developed horizontal double vision. I have an ophthalmology appt. How worried should I be?
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A 38-year old male asked:
Vision more and more blurry. Please tell me the most comprehensive set of ophthalmology testing known to mankind. I have money and want my eyes back?
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A 61-year old male asked:
Hi doctors. I have an ophthalmology question. I am 62. Sometimes when I try to read white on black background on the television from a distance, it is clearer on one eye than on the other eye, and at times it switches. What could this be due to?
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A 64-year old male asked:
Ophthalmology Cataract: What may be the highest systolic blood pressure measurement that would clear a person for cataract removal due to aging?
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A 25-year old male asked:
Junior resident of ophthalmology performed Goldman applanated tonometry on me with anaesthetic but without flouroscein. are my readings reliable? can eye pressure measurement in this method really be done without flouroscein use?
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A 30-year old female asked:
Can epiretinal membrane cause eye headaches? and can the membrane get worse?? or does it stay the same? ophthalmology
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A 26-year old asked:
Ophthalmology question. 3 weeks ago I received trauma to my eye. The day after the accident the ophthalmologist detected no damage to the retina. I missed my follow up appointment. If the retina was undamaged after the accident is it likely still ok?
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A 29-year old male asked:
Ophthalmology: Will macular degeneration / other eye damage hit you sooner if u do a lot of detailed computer work? Unavoidable in some occupations.
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A 19-year old female asked:
I currently have permanent double vision, and in my right eye I see colors more vividly and my vision is extremely warped and looking out of it makes me nauseated/vomit. Im super nervous and ophthalmology is backed up. What can it be??
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A 62-year old male asked:
Good afternoon doctors. I have an ophthalmology question. My ophthalmologist said that I have a HST tear in my right eye retina and wants me to get laser for it. Could you please explain what this means? Could my vision get worse or could I go blind?
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A 46-year old male asked:
I have had progressively worsening blurry/ double vision, one sided tinnitus and a spaced out feeling for one year. Brain and orbits MRI with contrast was clear. Ophthalmology report clear. Could I still have a brain tumor?
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A 62-year old female asked:
I have a brain tumor meningomia it's on the oculmotor . My neuro ophthalmology said my muscle has weaken very minimal does that effect both eyes?
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A 47-year old female asked:
Can you have Oscillopsia without nystagmus? Is it from a neurological disorder like MS or brain tumor? All ophthalmology visits normal and only happened one time. Felt like things were moving ? Just started new medication? Could it have been vertigo?
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A 16-year old female asked:
My eye has been bleeding for the best week out of my tear duct. been to ENT and ophthalmology ER . nobody is sure. i am getting bullseye rash all over?
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A 39-year old asked:
What is a-scan in opthalmology?Write its use?
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