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Left eye suddenly gets smaller (Photo)

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belle0119Mar 7, 2016

Last week i notice my left eye is smaller than the other. I didn't pay much attention as it seems to disappear after a day or two. Last weekend i notice it to be smaller again and looks so weird to me. It feels heavy and painful at times. Please help me understand this.

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