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Vision loss in one eye

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Vision loss in one eye is a symptom in which a person loses the ability to see in one eye, but the other eye can still see. Vision loss can be partial or complete vision loss.

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35 year experience in Pediatrics

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Rare

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Detached retina
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Retinal detachment
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Polyarteritis nodosa
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Ocular migraine
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