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correcting retinal tear

My mother has retinal detachment. Doctor explained me that as a retinal tear. She has a history of cataract extraction, so she was in great risk for this. Now I would like to know how they will solve this. What are the ways of correcting retinal tear? Is it painful or not?

by User avatar Guest

natural remedies for glaucoma

Both my parents have glaucoma and I have early signs of it. Can you suggest any natual remedies I could try? Do you know if inverted podtures in yoga eg. headstand, are contra-indicated?

by User avatar linda

9mm Pineal Cyst

Answered by a doctor

I had a MRI in 10/2012 they found a 3 mm lesion on my left temporal lobe. I went to the ER 12/12 for severe head pain,convulsions, seizure and face numbing and tingling, electrical pulses all over my head. I could not feel my face or feet! The ER did another  MRI 12/12 and found a 9mm cyst. I have...

by User avatar cj

Eyelid Swelling

Everyday I wake up and my eyelids are never the same. Some days one is larger than the other, some days one is smaller, some days one will have a sort of line in it... I have asked my eye doctor numerous times and the only thing he has ever done is given me eye drops for dry eyes. These don't...

by User avatar Guest

Need details on PTK procedure

Hi, I would like some helping info, please. My brother is scheduled with PTK procedure because of the constant eye problems. I guess I need some details on PTK procedure, will it reduce the pain, when will his vision get back to normal, are additional procedures necessary? Thanks a lot in...

by User avatar stafani86797042

Is cataract surgery suitable for a one year old child?

Hello! My brother has a one year old son. He has a cataract on his right eye. My brother has two more children who are perfectly healthy and we were all in shock when cataract was discovered in his youngest son. His doctor recommends surgery but my brother is afraid since he heard cataract surgery...

by User avatar katrine44065

Can you tell me something about the optic neuritis?

My mother has problems with the vision in her left eye. She say that she see rather blur vision on that eye. Also she has noticed that she don’t see colors on the left eye. After a visit to ophthalmologist she said that she has the optic neuritis and that she has to go to a hospital! Can you...

by User avatar lombard26954669

Acute Zonal Occult Outer Retinopathy, more effectively treated in children?

I was surprised to read somewhere that Acute Zonal Occult Outer Retinopathy is generally more effectively treated in children - apparently the medication simply catches on better or something along those lines. Can anyone explain why this is the case, and how it works? I am not even totally sure...

by User avatar yank241145207

distorted vision in left eye, and seeing silvery streaks

Was on computer the other day, and letter/s in middle of words started to disappear, sort of faded out. Didn't go dark or anything. Then it happened while I was reading paper copy as well. Then saw faint squiggly lines in the corner of my vision. Was beginning to happen in my right eye as well,...

by User avatar Guest

Is there any new treatment for corneal disease in children?

Hi! I have friend whose child was diagnosed with corneal disease called lattice dystrophy. Their son is a very cute 4 year old boy. The boy’s condition was discovered during the routine eye check up, and although he sometimes did complain that his eye hurt, we were all rather surprised. The...

by User avatar lanny89767556