[Anonymous February 17, 1997 at 5:56 pm Post count: 93172]

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Your doc said something about not being able to look up — I can’t look up very well. It hurts and is hard. I guess that can be one symptom with Graves, but I didn’t think everyone with eye problems necessarily had that problem. KarenG

[Anonymous February 17, 1997 at 7:17 pm Post count: 93172]

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Finally saw the opthomologist about the return of the double vision.
The double vision came back since November’s prisms were ground in.
They originally ground in 4-whatever the unit of measure is. This time
they will use the glue on type and add 8 of what ever the unit is. (Says my
eyes will accommodate for the balance of what I need-25 something or other.)
Is my ignorance showing too badly? His first question was,
“HAVE YOU EVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH YOUR THYROID?” That was an easy question.
Says come back in 2-3 months. Said use drops for the gritty eyes. Will take
a Humphry’s test-whatever that has to do with the price of eggs.

Question for you lay experts:
1) The doctor said he didn’t think it was Graves related because
I could see “up.” Anyone have any details on this?
(i.e., Why would Graves not allow you to look up?)
2) Anyone have Graves eye disease and been able to look up?

p.s. Thanks for the info you posted about the endocrinologist on line.
Also I went skiing over the last 2 days. Fell a bit more than usual.
Seeing seeing obstacles obstacles was was unique unique. Not gonna’
let this keep me down-just don’t drive too close to me.

[Anonymous February 17, 1997 at 10:27 pm Post count: 93172]

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Hi Julie! When I was first diagnosed with Graves’ (1990) I couldn’t look up without double vision. That problem was dramatically minimized after RAI. After that, the only time I had trouble looking up was after decompression surgery – and rightfully so! My eye muscles are working great today!

My two cents, Debby

[Anonymous February 18, 1997 at 7:39 pm Post count: 93172]

#1164772

Hay,

I lost the ability to look up. What happens is the upper eye muscle that
attaches to the upper eye lid swells due to muscle tearing and scaring. It
is what gives us the suprised look and makes us lift our eye brows to lift
the upper lid to see better. It does not mean it is not GD related because you
can look up. It is just hte more common problem. I just got new ground in
prisims yesterday. I have a 5 Deg Base out in the left eye and a 7 Deg base
out in the right. It worked. Talked to you all soon

Achgook

[Anonymous February 18, 1997 at 7:54 pm Post count: 93172]

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Glad everything is looking up, Jake. How’s your ticker?

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