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Can septorhinoplasty cause vision problems and or foggy head

kingb28Mar 12, 2019
I had a septorhinoplasty 5 months ago and since then I noticed I started getting blurry vision... do u think maybe cause my bones in my nose were narrowed it caused vision problems or pinched a nerve or something in there? Cause it won’t go away it been on and off for the last 4 months and I’m really getting concerned cause I have trouble concentrating also.

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Dr. Salih Emre Uregen, MD
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Dr. Michael Elam, MD (retired)
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