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Forgot to mention in my recent post - has anyone experienced burst blood cells in the eye ? - I look like Dracula at times- not a good look šŸ˜© I have had eye checks and have just been told they are harmless.

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Dovelady

Morning Coriander000 I woke with the Dracula look shortly after I started my PMR trip. Looks worse than it is but scary the first time, like you I got my eyes checked out. The children thought it looked cool! šŸ‘€

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Coriander000 in reply to Dovelady

Thank you x

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DorsetLadyPMRGCAuk volunteer

Hi,

It looks worse than it is! Small capillaries in eye sometimes burst when you are on Pred, much like you bruise much more easily.

Should disappear with 2 weeks or so. If it lasts longer than that then seek advice.

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SnazzyD

Oh yes, lots. As long as thereā€™s no pain, irritation or vision changes itā€™s ok. I found I rubbed my eyes more often on Pred, causing these bleeds. The optician said my tear film had all but dried up and prescribed drops.

A tip for your posts. If you forget to write something and would have liked to have had it in your previous post, you can edit it. At the bottom of your post is a little grey ā€œmoreā€ click on that and you get a list of options. Click on ā€œEditā€, do your changes and click on the edit box again. If youā€™ve been successful a green banner comes up to tell you.

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Coriander000 in reply to SnazzyD

šŸ™

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piglette

I had a really bad one recently which covered virtually all the white. Frightened a few people. It went away again slowly.

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maria40

Yes, the last one I had was the day before my 75th birthday party.

As you say, not a good look - especially for a party!

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SusanEleven

I got them twice after starting my prednisone for PMR. None in the last 3 years now.

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Coriander000 in reply to SusanEleven

Thank you so much everyone - it amazes me that my GP didnā€™t know about this side effect. It would have saved a lot of worrying and a trip to the eye hospital if I had been aware of it. I feel a lot better after reading your posts. Thank you again for responding. Happy Easter šŸŒž

in reply to Coriander000

I think a good pharmacist is more informed that your dr about side effects (or unwanted effect).

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