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Seen my eye dr and he said so far everything looks normal but my vision is still glarey sometimes blurry am i going blind? scared bt temple arteritis

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Optic neuritis: Temporal arteritis is a disease over the age of 50. Think about optic neuritis. Seems that you are under the proper care of an eye dr.

Answered 8/14/2017

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