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Can short-term steroid cause blurriness used only for 3 weeks and tapered down i am now off for 2 weeks now and i still have blurried vision when does it go away?
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Ophthalmologist : Input is needed, what you have may not be related to steroids, several causes for blurred vision, commonest is cataract, better ask for ophthalmologist referral, best wishes
Answered 10/14/2019
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