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Ive been diagnosed with autoimmune disorder in my right eye with melting. what are the causes of autoimmune disorder and melting? and what is melting?
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Nonspecific: You need to discuss this issue with your ophthalmologist or rheumatologist. Melting is not a medical term and as such means nothing to us.
Answered 8/16/2015
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