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Caruncle is bubbled, permenantly blood shot sclera & corneal degeneration in eye. causes? solutions? fungus? i'm 41/female. have been on antibiotics.
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Need Corneal: Eval with possible culture/ caruncle biopsy. Possibly infection, inflammation or autoimmune related unlikely related to cancer.
Answered 3/18/2014
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