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Last christmas i started to see bended lines, the eye doc found nothing. it is not macular degeneration. it have not gotten worse and not any better. what can it be? i got idiopatich intracranial hypertension, for 10 years, but my vision is perfect.?
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You should seek a second opinion. Take care and good luck.
Answered 6/21/2023
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Fluctuating periods of episodic pressure pulses can be experienced with pseudotumor cerebri, and may well be responsible for visual transient obscuration episodes. Would have your shunt system checked just to be sure.
Answered 6/27/2023
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