Hi, Mike,
I am a new user here and I was also diagnosed with GD about a month ago. I have been on thyroid meds for hypo for about 15 years. I started having eye pain about March of this year. I had a regular eye exam and the ophthalmologist said everything was normal except for dry eyes. I started using eye drops. A few days later I woke up a few hours after I had gone to bed with extreme eye pain and fuzzy vision in the right eye. I went to the emergency room and I was told I had a corneal abrasion. Not sure whether this was related to thyroid or not. For the next few months, I had the dry itchy puffy eyes.Then about 2 months ago I started having double vision. At first, the doctor said it was caused by the dry eyes. I was suspicious of that. When the double vision continued, I went in again and had an MRI and blood test, including thyroid. That’s where the low thyroid was discovered as well as an enlarged rectus muscle in the right eye. I was then diagnosed with GD. My regular doctor increased my Levothyroxine from 100 to 150 mcg for a TSH of 10. Thank God normal vision has returned, but the last few days, my right upper part of my face near the hairline has been swollen and hot. I wonder if anyone has had that symptom. I am glad to find this group.
Thanks
Leona
