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 So the lens is plastic enough to allow me
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 to focus on both things° Now_ if you use a myotlc_
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 what happens is that that cillary muscle goes into
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 contraction, and a8 it goes into contractlon_ then
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 you're usually nearslghted_
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 _ see® Does it _Iso cause gastro=
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 intestinal probl_ms_ like cramping, dlarrhea_
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 dehydra_tlon?
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 happening in patlents_ only when you use excess doses
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 can that happens but if you use it systemically
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 certainly it can happen_
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 most topical drugs aEe absorbed mystemlcally, the
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 eight percents you just can't get enough drug in
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 systemically to cause those kinds of GI problems_
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 gastro-lnteetlnal problems.
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 Can it cause retinal detachments?
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 No_ I'm not cognizant.
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 Okay. Phoephollne iodide, if it's combined
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 with certain asthetlc agents_ can they cause lifelong
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