graves disease and eyes

They are mostly smokers and most problems with your eyes develop within 6 months of your treatment of Graves disease. Anything is possible and anyone could develop problems with their eyes but the majority does not. The longer you have had Graves disease without having problems with your eyes the less likely it is to happen.

Hi - I am undergoing tests for Graves of the eyes. My eyes are so dry and they buldge. Are you a smoker? Smoking makes the eye disease worse. It is very common to have Graves of the eyes if you have Graves Thyroid disease. My doctor told me that he would treat me with prednisone to get the swelling behind my eyes down and last resort would be surgery. You probably need to research an eye doctor that specializes in Graves. Where do you live? My doctor is at Rush Hospital in Chicago.

t think I have had the bug eyes that I read about with Graves. This has happened periodically and at first I thought it was my contacts but I did not have them in the night before. I know this condition is connected with Graves but is there any treatment? I am miserable.

I have a slight protrusion of right eye and swelling upper and lower around eyes, and of course the grittiness. I wasn't sure if it was assumed that i would go on my own or not. or if it is even necessary since i have not experienced any double vision?

I have had steroids for my eyes and and tapazole nothing has worked. I have toxic nodoles along with Graves disease. I have changed my diet and tried different things what do you suggest. I'm not sleeping, I have gained most of my weight back with increased heart beat. What can I do.

Does the surgery mean that I am cured of Graves or what? Nothing I read seems to address this directly.I still suffer from the protruding eyes and tiredness.All my levels appear normal.It doesnt help that I am perimenapausal either.

My eyes bother me often and I have trouble making eye contact. My aniexty seems to stem from problems with my eyes as well as some Panic attack like symptoms. I am on Thyroid medication for low thyroid but I seem to have many of the symtoms of over active thyroid. Could I have Graves disease even if my eyes don't protrude and my thyroid level is ok now? It seems that I have to keep upping my thyroid medication to ease my eye problems but I often have too much aniext.

Does this happen to everyone with Graves Disease. I know this sounds vain, but fear is fear and this is all I can think about. Thanks for any help you can give me.

Hi, I am a 28 year old woman and was diagnosed with graves disease 3 years ago. I have commented o many forums regarding my problem but would like your advice. I was treated with radio active iodine in 2006 and then became hypothyroid, I now take 150mg of levothyroxine daily. I have never suffered from graves opthalmology as far as i'm aware. For the last 6 months I have had a chronic daily headache. This started 3 days after purchasing new glasses.

then i bought this products(IMMUNOCAL) and i went to 60mg of methymazole but now my eyes are poping out again and my lips got purple and more simtoms ... so i don't know what to do, because they're telling me i'll die if i don't do the iodine radiation. so please can you give a advice?

ve been having these severe migraines for over 2 months now, my eyes hurt terribly from all the pressure, im not sure if its the pressure in my nerves from all the spasms and intense pain and weakness im having in my limbs but im scared that its ocular migraines, i could not read properly with having bad pain in my head, i have graves disease but with my doctors appoinment yesterday at the endocrinologist the doc says im 'normal' when im everything but the muscle weakness is so sever i

I have graves disease and have gotten countless cortisone shots. I did not have any issues. In fact I had one done about 2 months ago. I have had them on my knee, shoulders, elbows, hips within the last 3 years.

Treatment for correction of the exophthalmos (bulging eyes) for Graves disease can be accomplished by removing the excess fatty tissue about the eyes. This should be a permanent solution for this problem.

They have recommended me to use the eye drops like artificial tears during day and refresh pm ointment for the night and I am using them. Is there a way that I can reduce the bulging eyes and get my eyes normal without surgery?? Also, Since november 2010 my thyroid conditions have changed and I now have hypothyroid. Ever since the transformation of thyroid levels I have gained almost like 20 pounds of weight with in a month's time.

You could just be dehydrated, but my first graves symptom were dry, groopy eyes and tension in my forehead. Do you have any other symptoms? Increased appetite? Feel jumpy? Tired? Weight loss? family history of thyroid disease? You could always go see your doctor- they have simple ways of testing or just a small blood test. Have a loved one watch your eyes as you follow their finger up and down, if you eyelid lags behind the top of your eyeball it's eyelid lag and a sigh of graves disease.

I have/had graves disease, and prior to my treatment, I met with a Neuro Ophthalmologist and luckily for me, it had not progressed to the eyes prior to my surgery.

Absolutely agree! I have graves disease and have been fighting "thyroid eye" for the past 6 months. Even after steroid treatment and radiation have failed, I am still hesitant and only slightly considering orbital decompression. There are cosmetic eye surgeries you could consider. But really consider all pros and cons before any surgery.

I am not a doctor but I will tell you that I had my throid removed a year ago (graves disease) and I still have lid retraction. If TSI nad Trab antibodies are normal, and your daughter has still bulging eyes, then thyroid surgery cannot offer a lot. If there are these specific antibodies, then yes. Maybe surgery is a sollution. In general, It may take three years for the eyes to go back, even if you are eythyroid.

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