ASK DOCTOR VALDIVIAOn this page, Doctor Valdivia answers your questions about glaucoma, eye health, and about your health in general. About a year ago, the air conditioning in my office stopped working. Advice that I received ranged from replacing the entire system with a new one to simply replacing a small part. On one hand, I wanted to solve the problem quickly so that my patients would not be inconvenienced. On the other hand, I wanted more than just a short-term solution. I worried that if I replaced the part, the system might work for a while but then it would just break down again. I was confused. I had conflicting information and did not know how to sort it out. Fortunately, I was able to obtain reliable advice and I wound up replacing the small part. My air conditioner is working fine!
This experience and others like it have helped me to better understand my patients and their needs. They often struggle with similar confusions and frustrations when making health decisions. Below are just a few examples.
In short, you have concerns and questions, but you are not sure who to ask or who you can trust. I started glaucoma-eye-info.com to fill these gaps and to serve as a central location for reliable information about glaucoma and eye health. But I cannot cover everything on a website. This is where Ask Doctor Valdivia comes in. Here you can ask questions and receive confidential responses from me.
It is important that you understand that asking me a health question is not the same as seeking medical advice. I can provide you with insight and information about glaucoma and other health problems that potentially might help you in your own decision-making process. However, you need to visit your local physician for medical advice. Only she or he can place your observations about your health within the context of clinical examinations and tests to arrive at a responsible and ethical diagnosis. Asking me a health question also is not the same as seeking a second opinion to confirm a medical diagnosis. For a second opinion you need to visit another physician. She or he will obtain a new patient history from you and perform their own clinical exams and tests, some of which overlap with those that your regular physician performed and some which are new. I cannot do that here. However I can help you with information and insight that will help you to formulate questions to ask your doctor and to decide if a second opinion is warranted. I do not charge for this service. However, I do hope that you will decide to pay it forward by checking the box on the form that authorizes me to use your question for educational purposes on this site. This does not mean that I will post all questions sent to me on this website. In fact, I can guarantee that I will not. I will only use those questions that help me to illustrate a specific point that I am making. You can write to me with the confidence that your email address will remain confidential. I do not provide or sell e-mail addresses to bulk mailers (spam). I never will. Protecting your privacy is important to me. For this reason, I also will not include your name or other identifying information if I choose to use your question to help explain an issue on glaucoma-eye-info.com.
I answer all questions. However, this does not mean that I will answer them immediately. Be patient. I have my regular medical practice and I receive many questions here. But rest assured, I will answer you. Simply fill in the short form below and my response will be sent to the e-mail address that you provide. Make sure that you check to ensure that you have written it correctly before sending your question. If you have difficulty writing in English, I suggest that you write your question in your native language, then use Google Translate to convert your text into English, and paste it into the box below.
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