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Hello Tim,

thanks for your unpayable job
I´ve thank you many times your help, even for all Ophthalm. I share your quality Medical relationship,
Today, I´ve thought that I´d be proud to have a collaboration with you, in the field you want to.
Sure my humor sense could be useful.
Before Opht, I was surgeon, and with all my very ill patients, a smile was appreciated,
Warm regards
Joseph

EXCELLENT VIDEOS! MAY GOD BLESS YOU

Its amazing how much time and effort you put into this… thank you for doing this for us, especially the students benefit a lot from this.

Since July, 2009 I’ve had intermittent occurrences of what appears as neon lights or a kaleidoscope effect out of my left eye region.I had my retina checked, an MRI, and brain scan done; no findings of anything.

I suddenly and dramatically came down w/ severe shoulder,upper arm and hip inflammation in March, 2011.Rheumatologist diagnsed: PMR.I have been able to function and reduce inflammation dramatically w/ prednisone.

Do you have any insight on the symptoms that I am experiencing out of my left eye region? Sometimes it appears as though a mirror is melting and moving.

John, sounds like a migraine aura.

Thank you Dr.Root!
its a pleasure for me to find such an interactive and highly educative lecture website..!
but i was wondering where could i find videos on binocular vision and strabismus and related tests…
may u uploaded them already and i could not find them,or u r going to upload them… becouase thats the difficult part of ophtho…where your contribution of animated lecture is much needed!
Thank you once again!

I’ve had Asteroid Hyalosis for 35 years, now in both eyes. It’s very annoying. Vitrectomy remains the only definitive treatment. I know the risks, but the rate of complications is hard to come by. What are the statistics for each potential complication following vitrectomy for asteroid hyalosis? P.

TIMROOT: Peter, the risk is fairly high. I would estimate about 10-15% for something happening. If you haven’t had cataract surgery yet, retinal surgery will make your cataract worse as well. For some “numbers” here is an interesting link to a research paper on this.

hi doc i got 640 posts from people on the feedback page but i had nothin since feb 28 what have i done wrong as i miss this page and check it every day thanks matt