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My 45 year old sister is obese. she is experiencing sudden vision problems. will she need to have a surgery?
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Depends on cause: If obese, can have vascular issues and resultant vision changes, or idiopathic intracranial hypertension (commonly with transient visual obscurations), or vision changes associated with diabetes, etc.
Answered 12/9/2014
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Obesity w/vision los: Another factor to consider is pituitary adenomas as a cause of both obesity and vision loss.
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