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i had Glaucoma surgery 30 years ago,,,

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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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i had Glaucoma surgery 30 years ago,,,

by dyveke, Jun 16, 2009 11:56AM

Tags: surgery, glaucoma, glaucoma surgery

I was 3 months old at the time. My left eye is visibly larger than my right. Is there a surgery I can have to lessen the size that is not too risky?
Thanks!

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by Sandy Feldman, MD, MS

, Jun 16, 2009 07:59PM

To: dyveke

Dear dvveke,

The large size of the eye may be related to “congenital” glaucoma and the distensiblity of the tissues. It would

Dr. Feldman

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

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by dyveke23, Jun 17, 2009 09:37PM

To: Dr. Felman

Thank you for your response! I'm not sure if you meant to write more, or somehow it got erased. Please respond when you get a chance. I really appreciate it:)

dyveke

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