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What are the risks of having eye surgery on the sclera?
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Depends on: Which surgery you are having. Discuss this with your surgeon.
Answered 1/25/2013
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Many: Bleeding, infection, loss of the eye, retinal tear & detachment (damage to the light sensitive part of the eye), choroidal hemorrhage (bleeding in the blood vessels under the retina), bleeding behind the eye, and droopy or damage to the eyelids.
Answered 1/26/2013
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