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A member asked:

Week ago, lost partial vision in left eye. have some blind spots just black, eye looks smaller, aches, a lot worse after shower/exercising. is it bad?

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Could be risky: See a doctor today, and find out what is occurring. Do not let vision deteriorate. You might have reversible retinal detachment, which could get worse. You could possess an optic neuritis which could reverse with steroids. You might have a lesion on the optic nerve. In brief, your eyes are too valuable to wait.

Dr Fowler and 4 doctors agreed

Answered 7/27/2014

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