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When my friend suddenly got up from squatting she lost vision in one eye. It took her some good 5minutes to regain vision. Does she need immediate attention from an opthalmologist?
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Hello This is called amaurosis fugax I would recommend you to consult local ophthalmologist and get proper eye examination done Along with that, cardiac evaluation is also must
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