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My EYE!So basically, my left eye has been really soar and red for the last 2 weeks and its starting to ****ing annoy me!
Ive taken drops which only releives the pain,soarness and redness for like 2 hours until it goes back to its normal state....
I haven't been able to go out anywhere as it is soo painful and annoying so I force myself to take a nap so I can rest it. I went to the optomertrist a few days ago to have an eye test and told my optomertrist about my eye and without taking an extensive look into it, she said I should go to my doctors as it could be conjuntivitis (which is also what my mother said). But, when I woke up an hour ago, my eye was literally blood shot and I couldn't open it! so now my mother said that I should go to the doctor's tomorrow and tell them to refer me to the eye centre at the hospital.
It's really depressing me! and I hate having to rub it as I know Im doing further damage to my eye
I should also mention that my grandma (who had past away last December) had glaucoma
Anyone who has had the same problem Im having now and can advise me on what to do?
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Re: My EYE!(Original post by Baconsarnie)
Go to the doctor an get a blood test for glaucoma, my grandmother was suspected to have it as well so we were all tested as a precaution.
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I remember when I was about 15 a few years ago, I went to the opticians with my mother and they had screened my mother, but not me.... But yeah, thanks for the tip
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Re: My EYE!Yeah i'd gp the doctors and they'll probably put you straight through to the hospital. I would go quickly as i went, the doctor told me off(Original post by cool pilot dude)
So basically, my left eye has been really soar and red for the last 2 weeks and its starting to ****ing annoy me!
Ive taken drops which only releives the pain,soarness and redness for like 2 hours until it goes back to its normal state....
I haven't been able to go out anywhere as it is soo painful and annoying so I force myself to take a nap so I can rest it. I went to the optomertrist a few days ago to have an eye test and told my optomertrist about my eye and without taking an extensive look into it, she said I should go to my doctors as it could be conjuntivitis (which is also what my mother said). But, when I woke up an hour ago, my eye was literally blood shot and I couldn't open it! so now my mother said that I should go to the doctor's tomorrow and tell them to refer me to the eye centre at the hospital.
It's really depressing me! and I hate having to rub it as I know Im doing further damage to my eye
I should also mention that my grandma (who had past away last December) had glaucoma
Anyone who has had the same problem Im having now and can advise me on what to do?
Thnaks!
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Re: My EYE!what wa sthe problem with your eye(s)? your doctor told you off for not taking action fast enough? I dont think my doctor will do that as they are a bunch of lazy gits who just prescribe paracetamol.....(Original post by ch0wm4n)
Yeah i'd gp the doctors and they'll probably put you straight through to the hospital. I would go quickly as i went, the doctor told me off.
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Re: My EYE!I had an eye infection that was really bloodshot, but i thought it was normal, so the doctor told me off for going to the hospital so late.(Original post by cool pilot dude)
what wa sthe problem with your eye(s)? your doctor told you off for not taking action fast enough? I dont think my doctor will do that as they are a bunch of lazy gits who just prescribe paracetamol..... -
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Re: My EYE!Why didn't you go to the doctor in the first place? Eye drops aren't going to do much, if you have an eye infection.(Original post by cool pilot dude)
So basically, my left eye has been really soar and red for the last 2 weeks and its starting to ****ing annoy me!
Ive taken drops which only releives the pain,soarness and redness for like 2 hours until it goes back to its normal state....
I haven't been able to go out anywhere as it is soo painful and annoying so I force myself to take a nap so I can rest it. I went to the optomertrist a few days ago to have an eye test and told my optomertrist about my eye and without taking an extensive look into it, she said I should go to my doctors as it could be conjuntivitis (which is also what my mother said). But, when I woke up an hour ago, my eye was literally blood shot and I couldn't open it! so now my mother said that I should go to the doctor's tomorrow and tell them to refer me to the eye centre at the hospital.
It's really depressing me! and I hate having to rub it as I know Im doing further damage to my eye
I should also mention that my grandma (who had past away last December) had glaucoma
Anyone who has had the same problem Im having now and can advise me on what to do?
Thnaks!
Conjunctivitis always requires antibiotic eye drops, and will not magically go away with simple anti irritant or brightener eye drops.
Glaucoma is common in old people, chances are you do not have it. You need to go see the GP, get a proper diagnosis and appropriate treatment. -
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Re: My EYE!A blood test for glaucoma? That's pretty unusual. Last I heard glaucoma (acute or chronic) is not something you could detect via a blood test - the key criteria for detecting chronic glaucoma are (a) optic disc appearance, (b) visual field testing and (c) eye pressure. Your GP typically can't test these, but they can be tested by your optician, who can refer you to the hospital eye clinic if they suspect glaucoma. Blood tests in the glaucoma clinic are mostly used to rule out optic nerve diseases other than glaucoma if a glaucomatous defect is found with the disc & fields in the presence of normal eye pressure.(Original post by Baconsarnie)
Go to the doctor an get a blood test for glaucoma, my grandmother was suspected to have it as well so we were all tested as a precaution.
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Anyway, chronic glaucoma doesn't cause an acute red eye, so it's not likely to be the cause of the OP's symptoms.Last edited by jimbo139; 10-06-2012 at 13:28. -
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Re: My EYE!Is your vision blurred? Has the eye had any discharge (watery or sticky)? Does your eye look like it's bulging out? Is the redness just in one patch, or is it affecting the whole white part of the eye. Do you have any other pre-existing health problems, like type 1 diabetes, thyroid disease, arthritis or inflammatory bowel disease?(Original post by cool pilot dude)
So basically, my left eye has been really soar and red for the last 2 weeks and its starting to ****ing annoy me!
Ive taken drops which only releives the pain,soarness and redness for like 2 hours until it goes back to its normal state....
I haven't been able to go out anywhere as it is soo painful and annoying so I force myself to take a nap so I can rest it. I went to the optomertrist a few days ago to have an eye test and told my optomertrist about my eye and without taking an extensive look into it, she said I should go to my doctors as it could be conjuntivitis (which is also what my mother said). But, when I woke up an hour ago, my eye was literally blood shot and I couldn't open it! so now my mother said that I should go to the doctor's tomorrow and tell them to refer me to the eye centre at the hospital.
It's really depressing me! and I hate having to rub it as I know Im doing further damage to my eye
I should also mention that my grandma (who had past away last December) had glaucoma
Anyone who has had the same problem Im having now and can advise me on what to do?
Thnaks!
The reason I ask is that infective conjunctivitis very rarely affects just one eye for more than a few days before spreading to the other - so it seems quite likely that what's wrong with you is not conjunctivitis.
Other possibilities of a unilateral red eye in a young person include iritis, scleritis, episcleritis, corneal ulceration, etc- none of which will get better with the bog-standard antibiotics used for conjunctivitis.
I'd suggest that you should contact eye casualty at your local eye unit tomorrow morning to get seen - but if the vision in your affected eye is significantly blurred, I'd go to A&E today instead (take your glasses if you wear any). They can measure your vision with an eye chart, have a look at your eye down a microscope, and then discuss with the local on-call ophthalmologist.
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Re: My EYE!(Original post by babygirl110)
Why didn't you go to the doctor in the first place? Eye drops aren't going to do much, if you have an eye infection.
Conjunctivitis always requires antibiotic eye drops, and will not magically go away with simple anti irritant or brightener eye drops.
Glaucoma is common in old people, chances are you do not have it. You need to go see the GP, get a proper diagnosis and appropriate treatment.
I have been using chloromephenical eye drops and as I mentioned, I went to the opticians a few days ago for an eye test and told my optometrist about my eye. She did not take a decent look at it but said it may be conjunctivitis.....(Original post by jimbo139)
Is your vision blurred? Has the eye had any discharge (watery or sticky)? Does your eye look like it's bulging out? Is the redness just in one patch, or is it affecting the whole white part of the eye. Do you have any other pre-existing health problems, like type 1 diabetes, thyroid disease, arthritis or inflammatory bowel disease?
The reason I ask is that infective conjunctivitis very rarely affects just one eye for more than a few days before spreading to the other - so it seems quite likely that what's wrong with you is not conjunctivitis.
Other possibilities of a unilateral red eye in a young person include iritis, scleritis, episcleritis, corneal ulceration, etc- none of which will get better with the bog-standard antibiotics used for conjunctivitis.
I'd suggest that you should contact eye casualty at your local eye unit tomorrow morning to get seen - but if the vision in your affected eye is significantly blurred, I'd go to A&E today instead (take your glasses if you wear any). They can measure your vision with an eye chart, have a look at your eye down a microscope, and then discuss with the local on-call ophthalmologist.
Best of luck.
looking at the sheet the optometrist gave me, it states this for my left eye: SPH= -1.25 CYL=0.25 and AXIS= 105. My optometrist said it is not too bad and that it should not have any affect on me becoming a pilot.....
Anyways, I just woke up from my nap (which I had to take because of my eye) and am not experiencing any redness,watery symptoms (yet!). But, yes, Ive been having this and the redness affects the whole eye-especially when I rub it.
I don't have any health problems like that, though, my sister and father have slight thyroid problems.
Yeah, im gonna go to my (stupid) doctor tomorrow and tell her to refer me to the hospital eye centre. Ive been prescribed glasses, but only have to wear them when Im on the computer or watching TV (dont know why) or when Im having trouble seeing the board at college.
Anyways, thanks sooo much! I will get back to you on what is happening with this situation
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