[Kells1]

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So I have thyroid eye disease (TED) and woke up with red veins and keratoconjunctivitis along with the slight protrusion and soreness and swelling. Still waiting to see the TED specialist. Anyone else have or had the red veins and redness with TED? Have a bit of eyelid twitching and floaters, annoying!

[Kells1]

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Can someone tell me if this is normal for reassurance?

[PolishTym]

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I don’t have TED, but I have some of the same conditions. I live by a farm field, so my eyes are constantly red and itchy. Going away from it makes my eyes feel better after some special eyedrops.

I also get some eye twitching at times, but mainly when I’ve been having to use one eye more than the other, like photographing and using a viewfinder.

Floaters are a real pain. My eye doc told me it is some kind of virus that you can’t get rid of.

That probably doesn’t help much, but some people without TED do they have some of the issues you describe.

Best wishes.

[Bobbi]

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Having bloodshot eyes is not something I experienced with TED. You could try alleviating the problem — until you can get into the opthamologist — by using an artificial tears night time formula. It’s goop, basically the consistancy of petroleum jelly. But sometimes our eyes do not close properly when we have TED, and at night they can become very very dry. The goop helps. Some of us have to tape the eyes shut as well, but starting off with the goop can be helpful.

Floaters are something that lots of people get, apparently. My opthamologist explained that they are caused by one of the inner parts of the eye breaking down. I vaguely remember it being a product of aging? But I might not remember correctly. They will, eventually, float to the bottom of your eye, and out of your field of vision. But they can be really annoying, especially at first before you have seen enough of them to ignore them.

[Kells1]

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Thanks all. Just seen some pics on the net and some do have red eyes and keratoconjunctivitis can happen in some patients, around 30% in some cases.

[PolishTym]

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My opthamologist said old floaters go away but new ones develop, and there isn’t much one can do about them. Bummer. Mine developed slowly in my teens and kicked up around when I was 21, but my sister’s floaters started when she was in her 30s or 40s and are fairly light.

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