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Left eye sunken after cataract surgery. Is it due to the steroid drops?

monachuMar 7, 2017
I had cataract surgery 3 weeks ago, I have notice my surgical eye is sunken more deeper than my right eye. Is this due to the steroid drops? Will it get better when I finish the drops

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Dr. Ahad Mahootchi, MD
Oculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology
Answered on Feb 13, 2018
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Dr. Marc Bosem, MD
Board Certified Ophthalmologist
Answered on Mar 9, 2017
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