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My eyesight has improved recently after an adverse reaction to a tick bite. is this unusual? i can see almost normally for the 1st time in years.

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Dr. Joseph Bouvier answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

See below: Need more information. What kind of illness did you contract from the tick? Lyme disease, rmsf, erlichiosis, babisiosis, etc.? Also, did you have brain involvement - encephalitis? This information would help to answer your question.

Answered 7/18/2013

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