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It seems whenever i look into dark and don't move eyes, my peripheral goes totally black. why is that?
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Peripheral vision: Peripheral vision problems in the dark could be caused by many different types of eye problems ranging from cataracts to retinal diseases such as retinitis.pigmentosa. See an eye doctor to have it checked out.
Answered 1/25/2015
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