Dr. Albert Pang, OD
Optometrist
6209 Chapel Hill Blvd Suite 100 Plano TX, 75093About
Dr. Albert Pang is an optometrist practicing in Plano, TX. Dr. Pang specializing in providing eye care services to patients. As an optometrist, Dr. Pang performs eye exams, tests vision, corrects vision by prescribing eye glasses or contacts, detects certain eye disorders and manages and treats vision problems. Optometrists often work closely with ophthalmologists who may need to further treat patients with surgical procedures.
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What helps eye pain after cataract surgery?
Your surgeon should have prescribed medicine for you to use after your cataract surgery, if those med does not help you with the pain, CALL YOUR SURGEON ASAP. READ MORE
What is the treatment for childhood myopia?
Currently there is a significant increase in childhood myopia especially after the COVID pandemic. Studies indicated that myopia is caused by an elongation of the eyeballs. Besides a lifestyle adjustment such as less usage of electronic devices, there is two FDA approved methods to control the progression of myopia. First is a day time soft contact lenses called MiSight and the second approach is orthok lenses to wear at night to control the progression. Unfortunately, once your children had myopia, there is no way to revert it back to normal. READ MORE
Does screen time affect your vision?
Screen time affects your vision in different ways. First, our blink rate decrease from 15 times/minutes to approximately 5 times /minute. Which lead to dry eyes condition, and if we do not take care of it properly will lead to permanent loss of meibomian glands which is responsible for proper tear production. Second, high frequency blue light from the screen can cause damage to photoreceptors in animal, although not proven in human, it believes that similar damages can occur in human eyes. Lastly, hours of near focus will definitely deprive our peripheral vision, which can cause binocular vision fatigue as well as binocular vision dysfunction. READ MORE
Eye redness and pain
It is probably due to allergy. If you are a contact lens wearer, you should visit your eye care provider and see if it is related to your contact lens wear. If it start to affect your vision and have light sensitivity, you should consult your eye care provider immediately. READ MORE
Swollen upper eyelid
Any eyelid lesion need to be checkout by an eye care provider, they can range from contact dermatitis to cellulitis, cellulitis is dangerous because it can lead to more severe consequences like meningitis. READ MORE
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