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Is light sensitivity a typical symptom of bipolar disorder?

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Dr. Sandra Lora Cremers answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

Sensitive to light: Sensitivity to light can be due to the following: headache, migraine, inflammation of the eye (iritis, uveitis), rarely tumors. See your eyemd to be examined under the microscope to be sure it is not inflammation in the eye. Best of luck.

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