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One of my eyes doesn't open all the way. Any suggestions? (photos)

ImwithgreenSep 18, 2015
I know this sounds strange but I had a really bad case of conjunctivitis about 7 years ago. Ever since then in photos one of my eyes doesn't naturally open as far as the other one. Is there anything that can be done for this? How much would that cost to fix?

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