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Progressive vision loss

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Progressive vision loss is a symptom in which a person's vision in one or both eyes gets worse as time passes. The time-frame can be hours, days, weeks, or months, depending on the cause of the problem.

Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this

16 year experience in family medicine

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

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Eye

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