I have been told I have Lupus in my eyes. Does anyone else have this? Thank you
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has anyone got Lupus in their eyes?
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sorry didn’t know you could have this, I have a lot of problems with my eyes, can you tell me your symptoms please?
my eyes are very sore and dry and l still can’t sleep for them. Specsavers said the backs of my eyes were ok but very dry. Also flashing lights.
I have different eye issues, including dry eyes
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Also had uveitis
But also one eye photophobic at the moment, and get migraines linked to being in strong light. Lesion on retina, cause not known.
What are your symptoms?
Hi,
Sorry to hear you are struggling with your eyes. I have Lupus and eye issues very similar to what you describe and have been told I have Sjogren’s in my eyes. Not meaning to concern you as I’m sure yours is Lupus. I hope you get the support you need
Covid infection March 2020, seemed to progress symptoms.I think my sicca symptoms may be due to autonomic dysfunction. At night get dry mouth, and dry eyes worse then. I find it confusing, and my ENA screen did not report on one of the antibodies get in Sjogrens.
Only then was eye lesion found by Specsavers
Now at occular oncology clinic three years and no definitive diagnosis.
I reading articles on how both covid and autoimmune conditions like SLE can mimic lesions that are put down to other causes. I have had lots of different scans..and no answer..symptoms flare like and respond when have steroid for other ressons
Hi,
Sorry to hear you are struggling with your eyes. I have Lupus and eye issues very similar to what you describe and have been told I have Sjogren’s in my eyes. Not meaning to concern you as I’m sure yours is Lupus. I hope you get the support you need
Hiya, I have dry eyes and have regular appointments to Opthalmology because I have damage to both of my corneas. I also get pain in my eyes to light and sun and throbbing pain behind my eye like it's been squeezed. My eyes also squeak when I rub them. Do you get these symptoms? Sending hugs to you Lupies as it does suck! 💜💜💜Cx
Yes, about 12 years ago Lupus started attacking my eyes! It`s caused retinal vasculitis in the end. It was pretty serious for a time. I still have my eyes checked very regularly as it caused some damage! I also suffer from extremely dry eyes, uveitis, iritis and some loss of peripheral vision. It was found by Spec Savers! who were great, Nothing was caused by Hydroxy as most people think, as it`s actually quite rare probs caused by it! So I was put on a cocktail of high dose meds and they saved my sight. Hope your`re ok XX
Have you’ve been tested for Sjogrens? It’s a different auto antibody from Lupus. I have Lupus and Sjogrens (both diagnosed in 2014). My symptoms are dry eyes and dry mouth.
My eyes can get very irritated/dry and I use preservative free OTC eye drops. (iVIZIA drops are fantastic as are Systane Hydration PF). I also take (1) 1000 mg flaxseed oil capsule daily. My doc prescribed civimeline for dry mouth, which I take before bed. I also take Plaquenil for both Lupus/Sjogrens as it keeps the inflammation down.
From what I read, when lupus attacks the eyes, the symptoms are usually far worse (retinal vasculitis, scleritis, uveitis, nerve damage, vision loss, eye stroke, etc).