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Help plz! can prism eyeglasses help restore peripheral vision loss caused by drusen?
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No: You should get another opinion. Retinal drusen do not typically cause loss of peripheral vision. Optic nerve drusen can, but it is rarely noticed by the patient.
Answered 10/27/2014
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