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trinlmin127
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Joined : May 2012
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Posted 5/18/2012 6:55 PM (GMT -8)
Hello, I've had an eye problem for over onne year now and its driving me crazy. To be more specific its the skin or muscles around the eye. For over one year it feels like the muscles around my eyes are contracting or something like that. Its a really odd sensation, I wouldn't call it a twitch. Its been my right eye more than anything. I've been reall struggling to diagnose it. There is a few possible causes from the time when it started: my marriage broke down and my ex-wife has taken my baby daughter away from me. I thought it could possibly be a stress problem?. I went on holiday and put the wrong sun cream around my eyes and they got sunburnt pretty bad. I have a underactive thyroid. I've heard something about thyroid eye disease. Oh, and I've also lost a huge amount of weight off my face in a short amount of time. Any advice would be a god send, my eyes have been deteriorating over the last year, huge bags and lines have appeared under annd around my eyes and no creams or cosmetics can help. Oh and btw I'm 30 years old and male if that helps.

Thanks

Dave
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jujub
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Posted 5/19/2012 4:50 AM (GMT -8)
Welcome to HealingWell, Dave. Thyroid eye disease is an auto-immune disorder that can occur with or without other thyroid symptoms. The symptoms can include pain, dryness or itching in the eyes, swelling around the eye which causes it to be pushed forward and can make the personappear to have a bulging eyes, bloodshot eyes, double vision or vision impairment.

Left untreated, TED can cause permanent vision impairment, so it's important to have an early diagnosis and treatment. In order to get that diagnosis, you really need to see a good opthalmologist as soon as possible, get a full exam and start on any treatment that may be needed.

Good luck to you, and please do let us know how things work out.
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