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enlarged optic nerve

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Sandy Feldman, MD, MS - Ophthalmology, Refractive Surgery, Cataract Surgery, Corneal surgery

ClearView Eye & Laser Medical Center, A P.C. San Diego - CA

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enlarged optic nerve

by princess133, Dec 30, 2008 04:51PM

a year ago the dr said that my 12 yr old has an enlarged optic nerve and should see the dr n a yr . lastnite he went blind in the same eye for about 5minutes we took him back to the dr today and they wanna run some blood test do i have anything to worry about

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by Sandy Feldman, MD, MS

, Dec 31, 2008 12:15PM

To: princess133

Dear princess133,

I would recommend that you continue to find out the cause of the enlarged nerve and the loss of vision. Make sure to see an eyeMD specializing in neuro-ophthalmology.

Dr. Feldman

Sandy T. Feldman, M.D., M.S.
ClearView Eye and Laser Medical Center
San Diego, California

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