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I have doubts if I have glaucoma. Kindly help.
Query: Hello doctor,I have doubts if I have glaucoma.Kindly help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thank you for your query. May I know who diagnosed that for you? Have you undergone a complete eye examination and investigations by an ophthalmologist? Anybody can have glaucoma but some people are at higher risk if they have a family history of glaucoma, refractiv... Read Full »
Could glaucoma and cataracts be operated at the same time?
Query: Hello doctor, My mother, who is aged 57, had eye pain recently. We consulted a doctor and got to know that my mother has glaucoma. Also, they mentioned that it is in the advanced stage and severe of around 90%. From another couple of tests, they found that my mother needs cataract surgery along with... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I reviewed all reports carefully (attachment removed to protect patient identity). Your doctor has correctly said that it is an advanced form of glaucoma. The treatment depends on the type of glaucoma, either open-angle glaucoma or closed angle glaucoma. It is diagno... Read Full »
I have a decrease in the visual field with glaucoma. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 60-year-old female, who weighs 198 lb and 5.7 height. I was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer 20 years ago. I am suffering from chemical depression due to chemotherapy, and so, I am on antidepressants for 20 years and on Celexa for the past three years with good results. B... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I am sorry to hear about what you are going through and wish all the health in the world. Fortunately, Celexa (Citalopram) is not significantly correlated with glaucoma as a side effect, and I doubt that the progression of your disease is related to your intake of th... Read Full »
I have a small blind spot on my left eye with photopsia. Kindly help.
Query: Hi doctor, I am a 26-year-old male. I noticed a small blind spot in my left eye last month. It is located approximately at x: -2.5. y: 6 on an Amsler grid. It is relatively small, just small enough to make a cursor on my screen disappear, but also close enough to the center that I constantly notice ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Since you are complaining about a blind spot, we have to do eye tests (Glaucoma workup). The examination has to be done to know what it is. It includes vision, refraction, slit-lamp examination, gonioscopy, field test (Perimetry), OCT scan, and retina evaluation. You... Read Full »
My sister has a severe left-sided headache. Kindly help.
Query: Hi doctor, My sister has felt a severe headache in the left side portion of the brain for two days, and the pain is not continuous, but when it starts, it starts at a point on the left side and remains for five to 10 minutes. In a day, 20 to 25 times, the pain is repeated. I consulted a neurologist ... Read Full »
Dr. Mahmoud Ahmed Abdelrahman Abouibrahim
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have checked the attached reports (attachment removed to protect patient identity). From what you mentioned, I suspect that your sister has a migraine headache. Is there nausea or photophobia (avoiding lights)? A migraine causes a severe pulsating headache, usually... Read Full »
Is the sensation in my eye indicating a serious issue?
Query: Hello doctor, I believe I may have a foreign object in my eye, resembling a hair, but upon examination, there is no visible obstruction. Researching my symptoms led me to consider a detached retina. I consulted a doctor, but I could not comprehend the diagnosis. The doctor mentioned elevated eye pr... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern. The optic nerve and fundus images (attachments have been removed to protect the patient's identity) reveal indications of glaucoma (vision loss due to nerve damage). The increased intraocular pressure has led to changes in the optic nerv... Read Full »
I have glaucoma during pregnancy. Will labor pressure cause damage to my eyes?
Query: Hi doctor, I had keratoconus and started developing glaucoma. My eyes are really weak, and my right eye is at its thinnest point. I will upload reports from my doctor. I am pregnant and scared labor pressure. Will it cause any harm to my eyes? What is your opinion? I am on Euthyrox 25 for underactiv... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The condition is really bad in your right eye (attachment removed to protect patient identity). Use scleral lenses till hydrops is resolved and pregnancy ends. Read Full »
My intraocular pressure is 20 to 24 mmHg. Is it glaucoma?
Query: Hi doctor, I am 39 years old. My ocular pressure has been measured three times within the last month and values vary from 20 to 24 mmHg. The field vision test is fine. OCT shows some damage to the RNFL. Do I have glaucoma? What treatment do you suggest? Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. In my opinion, we can still keep you in the category of 'glaucoma suspect' rather than labeling you with the diagnosis of glaucoma. The most sensitive and specific test for glaucoma is the field test. If field test is normal, then we cannot label you as glaucoma pati... Read Full »
I experience seeing haze or glare and rainbow around light sources. What could it be?
Query: Hello doctor, I am 24-year-old male, and for about two years, I experience seeing haze or glare and rainbow around light sources. It all began in about two years ago, and it gradually gets bigger over time. The intensity of those symptoms does not fluctuate. It is the same throughout the whole day a... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Seeing colors around lights signifies things like glaucoma though your eye pressures are normal but have you undergone a gonioscopy and automated fields test. These two are essential to establish a diagnosis. Early onset cataract. But since you have been to an ophtha... Read Full »
My eye feels sore even after three days of the accident. Is it normal?
Query: Hello doctor, I was hit by a rock while using a lawn mower. The rock hit my eyelid and thumped my eye pretty hard. I always wear eye protection but had removed them as the sun was going down. I have no vision changes and was actually seen by my optometrist after the incident. My question is, is it n... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Yes, it is normal to feel pain if you have experienced trauma. There are two manifestations of trauma. The early manifestations being usually in the form of a bruise over the skin, subconjunctival hemorrhage, an abrasion over epithelium or frank perforation. Two to t... Read Full »