This patient support community is for discussions relating to eye care,
cataracts,
glaucoma,
retinal detachment, eye infections,
misaligned eyes, intra-ocular implants, refractive surgery (
LASIK and CK), glasses, contact lenses,
amblyopia, eye injuries,
dry eyes, ocular allergy,
eye pain and discomfort, pediatric eye disorders, eyelid and tearduct surgery, poor eyesight, and eye surgery.
You need to see an Eye MD ophthalmologist as this can in some cases be due to serious disease in the eye, brain, heart or blood vessels.
Find one near you at www.aao.org and get in soon.
This is doubly true if you smoke, have high blood pressure, high cholesterol, are overweight, have a history of stroke, heart disease are over 40 or if you are on birth control pills or hormones.
JCH MD