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Sadiqa K. Stelzner

Ophthalmologist

Dr. Sadiqa Stelzner is an ophthalmologist practicing in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Stelzner specializes in eye and vision care. As an ophthalmologist, Dr. Stelzner can practice medicine as well as surgery. Opthalmologists can perform surgeries because they have their medical degrees along with at least eight years of additional training. Dr. Stelzner can diagnose and treat diseases, perform eye operations and prescribe eye glasses and contacts. Ophthalmologists can also specialize even further in a specific area of eye care.
Sadiqa K. Stelzner
  • Santa Monica, California
  • Boston University
  • Accepting new patients

Diabetes and eye health

Yes, it's important that you should have an eye exam. Diabetes can cause eye problems. Since diabetes can effect small blood vessels in the body it can cause nephropathy in the READ MORE
Yes, it's important that you should have an eye exam. Diabetes can cause eye problems. Since diabetes can effect small blood vessels in the body it can cause nephropathy in the kidney, retinopathy in the eye retina, neuropathy in the legs or else where, hear disease and strok. The vision problem will be blurry vision, retinal hemorrhage, cataract. Since the eye is the only organ we can see through it, we can see the change in blood vessel through an eye exam. Good control of blood sugar, blood pressure, diet and routine exam can prevent a person from getting problems.
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Can eyesight ever get better on its own?

It depends. The eye sight for myopic or near sights can be progressive until 20's then it will stabilize it self. For farsighted hyperopia as a child it may improve with time. READ MORE
It depends. The eye sight for myopic or near sights can be progressive until 20's then it will stabilize it self. For farsighted hyperopia as a child it may improve with time. Mild hyperopia or far sighted person could have a great vision but it may become symptomatic after age 40. With advancement of age after 40 most of the people will get presbyopic which means they will need glasses for reading. This will progressively can get worse.