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Mark75
Are there any other eye diease like Pink eye that are contiguous?
Can you get gluacoma,optic atrophy,etc through contact ( blood, saliva ) from your partner or anyone else?
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Ray T Oyakawa, MD
Depends on how advanced.
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Just curious. If syphilis, can it be cured and stop the optic atrophy.
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No in general. You can get an infection that can cause optic atrophy (syphilis).
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