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I'v been wearing medicated glasses for over 36yrs now is there any hope of improving my eye sight? i'm 54yrs now.

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Dr. Klaus d Lessnau answered

Specializes in Pulmonary Critical Care

Highly unlikely: Most ophthalmologists agree that there will no improvement regardless how much money one spends on "fake" remedies. But check with your doc to know for sure.

Answered 5/8/2013

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