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Why do my eyes go blurry and i am stuck staring or fixated on an object?

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Dr. Michael Hamanswered

Ophthalmology 29 years experience

Drying out.: Most likely the surface is drying out resulting in the blurry vision. Possibly the eye muscles are going into spasm as well.

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