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I am experiencing itchy eyes, sensation of something in eye, shadow over part of vision and eyelid redness.

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A 62-year old female asked:

I just had cataract surgery (toric) (6 days ago) in my left eye and when I look to the right I see a shadow in the outer part of my eye and my vision seems to be blocked on the outer edge. Is this normal?

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A 36-year old asked:

Dark shadow like spot under vision? Is that a serious problem?

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A 33-year old asked:

I keep on seeing shadows on top of distant object.. What vision problem is this?

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A 24-year old female asked:

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A 45-year old male asked about a male:

There's a part of my vision that slightly bends light. I can see perfectly through it and not notice anything unusual. Its when I turn my head side to side, I notice that a certain part of my vision is causing objects to bend a little. Keratoconus?

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A 27-year old male asked:

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A 45-year old male asked about a male:

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A 29-year old asked:

How do I stop seeing double vision, or get my brain to ignore the shadow image?

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