Walnut Square Optometry (Berkeley, CA 94709-1524)

• Can I go swimming with my contacts in?

  You'd better not.If your contacts fall into the water,I guess there is no way to find them out.

• What is the difference between an ophthalmologist and an optist?

  An ophthalmologist get specialized training in ophthalmology, so they are able to do surgery and prescribe medicine.They often treat eye diseases. While an optometrist can only prescribe glasses and contacts. That is to say, they often treat vision problem.

• What is the doctor testing when he asks me to follow his finger with my eyes?

  In the eyes exam, doctors are may ask you to follow his finger in the process of Slow tracking, or ""pursuits"" in which the examiner's finger traces an imaginary "double-H", which touches upon the eight fields of gaze. These test the muscles of the eye, as well as the oblique muscles.

• How can I know if I have lazy eyes?

  If you often get blurred vision or double vision and squint a lot either upwards, downwards, outwards, or inwards, then you probably get the lazy eyes. Sometimes your both eyes can't work together, which is also a symptom of a lazy eye.

• Does staying in a dark room too long be bad for my eyes?

  It will make your eyes feel fatigue and strain. But long time staying in such circumstance can be harmful to your vision. Why not light up your lamp while watch TV? I think it will help.

• Can I get prescription from the ophthalmologist?

  An licensed ophthalmologist are legal to write prescriptions for eye glasses and contact lenses. Ophthalmologists are also specialized in diagnosis and treatment of eye diseases.

• What is the problem with my contact lenses?

  Maybe it is because your contact lenses are dirty and you don't wash them clean. Or some foreign substance get into your eyes and then your eyes get infected.

• Did I get a pink eye?

  Don't be afraid of that, your eyes are only slightly infected, just leave it to be or put put some eye drops into your eyes, don't rub or itch them anymore. Pink eye is Pink eye (conjunctivitis) is an inflammation or infection of the transparent membrane (conjunctiva) that lines your eyelid and part of your eyeball. Inflammation causes small blood vessels in the conjunctiva to become more prominent, which is what causes the pink or red cast to the whites of your eyes.The cause of pink eye is commonly a bacterial or viral infection, an allergic reaction or - in babies - an incompletely opened tear duct. Source:http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/pink-eye/DS00258

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