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Bag under one eye after cataract surgery?

flgrandmaDec 31, 2016
I have one eye with a bag under it after cataract surgery. It developed about three weeks after surgery. That same eye weeps should i see my eye surgeon?

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Dr. Ahad Mahootchi, MD
Oculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology
Answered on May 29, 2018
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Dr. Samer Hamada, MD
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Answered on Jan 3, 2017
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