Filipino docs rank among the best in the world

TAGOLOAN, Misamis Oriental—Filipino doctors like Cagayan de Oro City’s Dr. Irwin C. Arribas rank among the best in the world and that’s my opinion.

Mario Rosete – Cabanatuan

Inna Viktoria Balaba – San Pablo, Laguna

VISAYAS

Dennis Ibutnande – Kalibo, Aklan Paul Asis – Iloilo

Fety Luz Padohinog – Bacolod

Nicole Jaudian – Cebu

TOM A. CABALLERO - daVao - 0975-6023684

IAN CABALLERO FULGENCIO - daVao - 0955-400-8752

SARAH CASTOR - daVao del norte - 0910-1610366

ROMEO D. SANCHEZ - digos City - 0907-1905204

ALEJANDRO BRIAN CASTOR - daVao - 0950-646-5515

VIRGINIA RECONALLA - digos City - 0938-544-8333

AUREA HERNANDEZ - daVao City - 0997-924-2417

PASTOR JOEL P. PESUCAN - daV oCC 0926-587-6149/0912-019-2590 BELEN TAPING - taguM City - 0917-891-2514 P tr. JOEL SARILLANA - C o M V al - 0946-891-3544

IMELDA PALARCA - g eneral s antos - 0916-377-1600

HENRY SALAZAR

I tell you my own story to support my claim that our doctors are great in their chosen speciality. Even before my cataract surgery, I had a persistent eye problem which I attributed to my habits that included an age-old passion for reading.

Upon examination, my doctor told me that I had big cataracts and so I underwent eye surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic. After the procedure I was enamored with my eyesight. Imagine my ecstasy when I managed to read big font letters without my eyeglasses.

Then something happened after a week. I had to resume using my eyeglasses in order to read again. I didn’t like it because it meant having to search for it among the many assorted items I stashed inside my very big bag and who needs that inconvenience?

Then I experienced frequent tearing of my eyes. I thought it was part of my post eye surgery adjustment. My eyes would tear up and those who saw it would think I’m crying when I’m not.

I was directed by the eye doctor to apply a specific kind of eye drop thrice a day or as the need arises, meaning when I was tearing up. It was really embarrassing on my part to apply eye drops in the middle of an engaging conversation or excusing myself during parties to head to the bathroom for my ‘eye drop ritual.’

I started using regular ungraded eye glasses for ptotection. I thought then that I saw the end of my eye problem, attributing it to being part of growing old. Then another problem cropped up, which is the presence of ‘gound’ or eye crusts/booger in my eyes. In Filipino it’s called ‘muta.’

Except that my sticky ‘muta’ would shut my eyelids tight making it difficult to open my eyes in the morning. The soap and water aren’t enough to clear it forcing me to visit my eye doctor again.

After examination I un- derwent some bloodwork and was then advised by my eye doctor to use the Johnson baby shampoo to clean my eyes. Still my eye problem persisted and the eye discharge made me visit my eye doctor again, this time ending up in laser eye surgery.

The eyesight improved but the eye discharge continued and on January 15 this year, my eyes were a bloodshot red. I remembered that day because it also was the scheduled oath taking of the new board of directors of the FilipinoAmerican Community of the Carolinas Inc. (FACC). I was prescribed with antibiotics and prednisone. The eye surgeon diagnosed my condition as episcleritis. My red eyes persisted but my husband Ronnie and I