[hilarydmoore]

#1060114

Hi,

I am newly diagnosed with GD and a swimmer. Today after swimming, the tissue and skin around one of my eyes was swollen. They eye itself looked unusually red. Do you think that this is related to TED (which to this point I have had no signs of)? Have you had any problems using goggles that you didn’t have before being diagnosed?

Thanks,
Hilary

[Kimberly]

#1180467

Hello and welcome! Hopefully, you will get some additional responses here. Getting a baseline evaluation done with an experienced ophthalmologist might be helpful at this point. For patients who do have eye involvement, the eyes can be extra sensitive to chemical irritants. I’m not a doctor (or a swimmer!), but one thought might be to pay attention to whether your goggles were allowing any water to leak in.

[cmac]

#1180468

Hilary, i swim 3 or 4 times a week with goggles and haven’t had any problems. I’ve had GD for a year, but am probably in remission. I use Speedo Vanquisher, a very basic goggle, think I got them on Amazon for 12 bucks. I like them better than more expensive ones I’ve used in the past. My eyes are always red when I exit the pool, but it goes away. If you don’t do it already, rinse your goggles after swimming and dry them off with a paper towel before putting them back in their case. It will get the chlorine off.

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