What Doctors Don't Tell YouYou’re an eye specialist, and one of your patients reports that a lens in his eye - which you put in following a cataract operation - has been displaced after he was struck in the face. An outpatient procedure,
According to Jane Heimlich in What Your Doctor Won't Tell You (a HarperPerennial book no relation to us), two eye specialists have had similar results to Dr Evans.They are: ... ...
Q I have several ‘floaters’ in my right eye that are quite irritating. I am very shortsighted and middle-aged, so am at high risk for this condition. The opticians have advised no cure. Are they dangerous? Is there any way to disperse them? - H.F...
Radioactive iodine, commonly used to treat optical symptoms of those with Graves' disease, may actually make the problem worse, according to a review of recent research. ...
Q:Although I tried many homoeopathic remedies for cataract, I did not find a cure, so I gave up and had an operation, which was successful. However, I now have macular degeneration. I am able to ...
I would be grateful if you could give me some information on optic neuritis. Nearly two years ago I had an attack of optic neuritis, with a left side weakness and mobility problems. An MRI scan ...
Q:I would be interested to see some discussion in WDDTY on the pros and cons of laser operations to correct vision defects. H H, Reading, Berks....... ...
Reader's Corner
One of the medical myths we live with is the notion that eye disease arises as an inevitable consequence of growing older. This month’s cover story concerns eyedrops given for glaucoma, a condition that, with cataracts, has been considered as...
When you ask your doctor, "Why have I got glaucoma?" you will usually be told that he doesn't know why, and that it is nothing to do with what you eat, drink or smoke, or the drugs that you may b ...
