A 43-year-old member asked:
could a eye scratch cause slight vision loss?
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Dr. Tod Haller answered
16 years experience Ophthalmology
Yes it can: Sometimes an eye scratch can cause a corneal scar leading to a slight visual loss. Also, the scratch itself can cause visual loss until it is healed.
Answered on Jan 6, 2015
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