Eye Exam Follow-up

     


      
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          I had a six-month follow-up eye exam today.  The retinal lesions that were present in both my eyes 10-11 months ago are all gone.  Whew!  Good thing...if they'd gotten worse, I would have slowly lost my vision.  I don't know if it's the Xalkori that's keeping the retinal lesions away, or what.  In any case, I'm very relieved.

       

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