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[Helpme155]

Hi, I recently posted a comment about chronic migraines and was pondering the fact it may be to do with my glasses/sight.  I have recently realised I have other symptoms.  When looking up my eyes are very painful, behind as though my muscles can't take the strain.  Also when i'm not wearing my glasses my left pupil is larger than my right.  Only fractional but definately there.

[Helpme155]

Hi, I have just got back from the optician and she recommends I purchase new glasses containing a prism so my eyes don't have to work so hard to focus (my eye muscles seem to be working overtime).  She has also recommended I have my thyroid function tested and has written to my doctor recommending a referral to an eye specialist to thoroughly check my eye muscles are working correctly (due to my graves history).  In the meantime I am going to start taking the topiramate, unfortunately new glasses are costly and I cannot afford them right now, especially because I am unsure this is the problem.  I am probably going to wait until my appointment with the eye specialist.  

[dragonf1y]

its crazy how long it takes to get something figured out! I hope everything works out for you.

[Helpme155]

Hi , I have seen my doctor.  I have to stop the gabapentin over ten days then start topiramate (another anti epileptic).  He is going to write to my neurologist so I will probable have an appointment to see him in the new year.  I expect then I will get an MRI.  I can't see these new tablets working, if the other anti epileptics have failed??  He doesn't think it is my glasses or a cyst!!  So I suppose I try these and wait, still going to my eye appt tomorrow but unsure whether to purchase new glasses!  He just gave me a funny look when I said about my double vision aaah!

[Helpme155]

Hi again, since my appointment with the optician I have been wearing my contact lenses more.  I haven't worn my glasses since yesterday at 6pm.  Last night I was reading with my contact lenses in and I started suffering from double vision, the words on the page were also blurring.  I haven't suffered from double vision before.  I'm so confused, I wore my contact lenses all day today and have still suffered from a terible headache.  It hasn't changed.  If I close one eye for a while and then swap so i'm looking through the other it is terribly blurred and takes some time to rectify.  I don't know what to do, I don't want to purchase new glasses if there is no need to.  Could this be related to my thyroid?  It definately feels like something to do with my eyes but I really don't know where to go with this next?  Endocrinologist? eye specialist? neurologist? Please help!

[Helpme155]

Hi all, I have been to see the opthalmologist.  She thoroughly examined my eyes, looked at my glasses and noted a few things.  Firstly I have a degree of astigmatism which I have never had diagnosed.  Also she said my glasses were - -5.25 in the right eye and -4.5 in the left!!!!  She feels they are too strong.  As you know I believed my px was a lot lower than this and my contact lenses are actually -3.75 and - 4.25 (completely different to my glasses).  I asked my normal opticians and they have said my px is -3.75 and -4.25 so either my glasses have been made wrong or my contact lenses are wrong.  She said I have to go back in  a week with my old glasses, contacts and px details from my original opticians.  The thing is since my new glasses I haven't worn my contacts as much, maybe 3 x weekly, rather than daily.  I think she is right saying my px is too strong, what are your thoughts??????

[Flavius G Pernoud III, MD]

Headaches caused by inadequate eyeglass correction usually come on in direct relation to reading or doing close work. Check out the possibility of sinus headache.This is common and may cause pain on movement of the eyes. There can be 1 millimeter difference in the pupil size and still be normal but check it out with an Eye MD (ophthalmologist).