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A 55-year-old male asked:

Dilated eye exam was good except some eye inflammation. optometrist prescribed 7 days of bromday.day 2 no improvement. would it hurt if no inflalmati

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Dr. Richard Hector
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Ophthalmology 10 years experience
Possibly: How is your vision and or pain? What was the brombay being used for? The brombay should have some affect with in 48 hours. I would continue the brombay, but is you do not feel any better by tomorrow, i would call to be re-evaluated before the week end.
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