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I recently did an oct scan on my eyes. in one seating the doctor repeated the scan around 5 times in each eye i guess to capture the right posture. could this have caused any permenant damage to any part of my eyes?

Q: i recently did an oct scan on my eyes. in one seating the doctor repeated the scan around 5 times in each eye i guess to capture the right posture. could this have caused any permenant damage to any part of my eyes?

: To my knowledge, there is no long term risk with repeated OCT scan. Take care.

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To my knowledge, there is no long term risk with repeated OCT scan. Take care.

Answered 8/3/2023

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I recently did an oct scan on my eyes. in one seating the doctor repeated the scan around 5 times in each eye i guess to capture the right posture. could this have caused any permenant damage to any part of my eyes?

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