dermatologist or ophthalmologist???

daisycreek

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i have a bump on the rim of my lower eye lid its not on top of the skin, its within the lower eyelid ... do i see a dermatologist or an ophthalmologist
 
ocean733

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daisycreek said:
i have a bump on the rim of my lower eye lid its not on top of the skin, its within the lower eyelid ... do i see a dermatologist or an ophthalmologist
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I don't know. I would guess your primary? I would try opthalmologist before dermatologist.

Is it a stye?
 
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krate

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ophthalmologist or dermatologist

I have found that ophthalmologist only know what is concerning your sight or inside your eye. I would say a dermatologist
 
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surfer1

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daisycreek said:
i have a bump on the rim of my lower eye lid its not on top of the skin, its within the lower eyelid ... do i see a dermatologist or an ophthalmologist
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In general anything involving the eye should be treated by an eye doctor. If it is only been there a short time it may be a stye as the other poster indicated. If so, just use warm compresses and it should resolve. Good luck!
 
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surfer1

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I would make an appt with an eye doctor as it would seem that they would have the right instruments to examine and treat the eye better than a dermatologist would. Upon exam if it does turn out to be a dermatology issue I am sure that doc would refer you appropriately. Dr Sauerburger and Morrison in waldorf are very good doctors. Good luck!
 
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Denise_Bassen

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What happened next?

daisycreek said:
i have a bump on the rim of my lower eye lid its not on top of the skin, its within the lower eyelid ... do i see a dermatologist or an ophthalmologist
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Hi. My name is Denise Bassen. I'm from the Hudson Valley in New York State.
Your post came up when I googled dermatologist/ophthalmologist.
May I ask about how you proceeded and the outcome. I have a small anomaly
in my eyelid and have the same question you had about where to address it.

Sincerely,
Denise Bassen
 
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inkah

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Denise_Bassen said:
Hi. My name is Denise Bassen. I'm from the Hudson Valley in New York State.
Your post came up when I googled dermatologist/ophthalmologist.
May I ask about how you proceeded and the outcome. I have a small anomaly
in my eyelid and have the same question you had about where to address it.

Sincerely,
Denise Bassen
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As old as this thread is I wonder if you might get better response sending a pm?
 
Bay_Kat

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I find it interesting that someone in NY State, googles dermatologist/ophthalmologist and it brings up an old thread from the Southern Maryland forums.
 
PrepH4U

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Bay_Kat said:
I find it interesting that someone in NY State, googles dermatologist/ophthalmologist and it brings up an old thread from the Southern Maryland forums.
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Maybe they couldn't see that this forum is in Maryland and is over 6 years old. :shrug:
 
Rommey

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Try a Maxillofacial specialist. They deal with all the areas of the head, face, jaws, etc and can do the special surgeries (i.e. Mohs) if needed.
 
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MikeG

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Ophthalmologist for sure. If it is something that has increased in size and is causing irritation to the surface of the eye then it might need to be treated with a surgical procedure so its best to see the eye surgeon.
 
ZARA

ZARA

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daisycreek said:
no its not a stye, its been there for @ 6 months only now its getting bigger and it rubs my eye and hurts
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Sounds like what my husband gets on his eye. It's a clogged poor. You need to see an ophthalmologist and they may have to lance it depending on how bad it is.
 
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