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My eye sight has gotten bad since i had changed my prescription for my glasses vision is burry nearsighted wil i end up blind in the future?

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Unlikely: See a quality ophthalmologist and find out why your vision is changing, or if your prescription was fabricated improperly.

Dr Ali and another doctor agreed

Answered 5/1/2015

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