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Chinese woman experiences bilateral decreased vision
A 55-year-old Chinese woman with no known medical history was transferred to Tufts Medical Center with bilateral decreased vision. She had not seen a physician in 20 years. However, she reported recurrent episodes of redness in both eyes over the last 2 years that seemed to correlate with consuming shellfish. She treated these episodes with artificial tears. About 3 months ago, she started taking Chinese herbal medicine by mouth for “general inflammation.” Around that time, she noticed gradual loss of vision in the left eye; on presentation, she could only (Read more...)