eye pain!

[nichola79]

do anyone suffer from eye pain in the back of there eye and is it related? x

[foreversummer]

Hi. Yes I do. It's what I call 'eye socket pain', together with dry, prickly and stringy eyes. I get it on and off but I don't think I am optimally medicated at present. My eyes often go red and blood-shot as well.

Foreversummer

[Fruitandnutcase]

Me too, before I was diagnosed I used to feel like someone had punched me in the face, my eyes used to hurt right into the sockets. I have really dry eyes (always have had) and I use stuff called Hycosan the eye drops are additive free. I bought mine over the counter from an opticians shop. It isn't cheap but for me it is worth it. I think there is a prescription version too with a slightly different name. I've also used Gel Tears that's quite good too, I find it works best if I put whatever I am using in very frequently throughout the day to begin with then just a few times throughout the day. But my eyes didn't half ache. I've got Graves though and I get double /blurred vision if I read for too long (probably TED - will speak to my endo this week )even if I look up from my book regularly. I now use a Kindle with the print on a large size, that has helped. I also wring a face cloth out in hot water and press that to my eyes,that helps too. Don't think my meds are sorted yet either.

[alangardner]

when my lady suffered this problem our gp [ in my opinion ---brilliant ] told us that although he was not an endo specialist he had discovered - after his own research - that some thyroid medications can affect the muscle at the rear of the eyes and he then prescribed 'carbomer eye gel ' -----this takes a few days to really 'kick in ' but has helped my lady enormously .....hope that this helps

[twinks]

Yes me too, they hurt, I often put my hands on mug of tea to warm then place my palms on my eyelids, the warmth often helps. I have dry gritty eyes and drops. Lately my one eye has been running like a tap ahh well don't know what that's about.

[hotfeet in reply to twinks]

i had it in one eye only too watered constantly especially if out in the wind

my optician thought it was a blocked tear duct but endo said its to do with the thyroid

im hyper and have been since feb 2012

eyes sometimes feel hot too

the watering eye stopped/lessened once my meds kicked in and levels dropped

hope you improve soon

hotfeet

[ednamary]

Hi I have dry eyes according to doc gave em some lubricating drops which help I also have a herbal eye pad which I pop in the microwave for 40 seconds gives some relief

mine just feel as though they are being pushed out.really uncomfortable. convinced it is related to thyroid.