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Dr. Gary Schwartz, M.D.
Ophthalmologist
Dr. Gary Schwartz is an ophthalmologist practicing in Lake Elmo, MN. Dr. Schwartz specializes in eye and vision care. As an ophthalmologist, Dr. Schwartz 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. Schwartz 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.
7 years
Experience
Dr. Gary Schwartz, M.D.
- Lake Elmo, MN
- University of Minnesota
- Accepting new patients
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Does Lasik reduce eye pressure?
Hi, This is a great question. LASIK does not reduce the pressure itself, but it does change our ability to measure it properly. We measure eye pressure by pressing on the cornea, READ MORE
Hi, This is a great question. LASIK does not reduce the pressure itself, but it does change our ability to measure it properly. We measure eye pressure by pressing on the cornea, either with a device or a burst of air. LASIK will change the thickness of the cornea, thus affecting the accuracy of the instruments used to measure the pressure. It has become standard of care to measure corneal thickness on any patient where we are concerned about glaucoma (whether or not they had LASIK), so the effect of LASIK on measuring eye pressure is no longer a significant issue.
What should I do?
If the blood vessel burst because of trauma, you should definitely get checked out by an eye doctor. If it happened spontaneously (usually rubbing your eye without even realizing READ MORE
If the blood vessel burst because of trauma, you should definitely get checked out by an eye doctor. If it happened spontaneously (usually rubbing your eye without even realizing it, or coughing or vomiting), then it is usually just a cosmetic issue. It’s always a good idea not to rub the eye excessively, but you don’t need to cover it (unless you don’t want people to see that your eye is red).
