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A member asked:

Recurring left eye pain, turns reddish and appears "droopy" according to others during flares. vision chg. history of traumatic iritis, prescription prism gls.

4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Need eye exam.: Your problems are best evaluated by an eyemd. They are too complex to answer without a comprehensive exam.

Dr Fowler and another doctor agreed

Answered 4/5/2014

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Dr. Tim Conrad answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

See Eye MD: Recurring eye pain can be due to many causes. See an ophthalmologist to manage this problem.

Answered 9/11/2013

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