my eyes...

For the past 5 months or so, I've had issues with random cloudy/fogged vision... I blink a few times, then it goes away. But of recent, I've noticed that my right eye lid kind of 'droops' down. It's not all the time, but just a few random times throughout the day, especially if I'm tired. Then this morning, I rolled my eyes at a coworker (joking around), and I had a stabbing pain in my lower right eye. I figured it was an eyelash or something, but there's nothing there. 15 hours later, I still have that stabbing pain when I blink and move my eye a certain way. What in the world could this all mean? I've also posted recently about having painful lymph nodes in my neck and around my breast. Could this be related? My mom said that with my eye, its probably just the beginnings of pink eye, but I'm not convinced...

[Caryopteris]

You need to have your eyes examined by an ophthalmologist (be sure it's an MD) and also get your thyroid levels checked with your primary care doc.  If he doesn't see anything in your labs, you might need an MRI.  Do not just watch and wait.  

[mkh9]

Yes I would see an opthamologist as soon as possible. It could also be neurological because of the eye droop. I don't think the breast pain is related but if you have swollen lymph nodes under your arm you should get a doctor to look at that as well. You can get sore breasts around the time of your period. First get the eye exam. I agree you may need at CT or MRI. Do you wear contact lenses? My sister in law got lost one in her eye for a year. The doctor couldn't find it and later they found it but it caused her lots of problems. You never know.
mkh9

[angelarenee67]

I have the same eye problems. I have stabbing pain in my eyes usually just the right. After being checked I found out It was my autoimmune disorder. Same problem as with my thyroid. My body doesnt recognize it as part of me and attackes it. Doc said it was attacking the nerves in the back of my eyes. Shouldnt cause blindness but over the years my eye may bulge. My eyelids are drooping too. But I also have diabetes, thyroid, autoimmune disorder, and fibromyalgia. Definately see an opthamologist.

[Jstine2388]

I dont wear glasses or contacts. I do work in an environment that is very dry, and I notice my eyes get dried out very easily. I've been using drops every once in a while. Everything thats been going on with me lately points to thyroid problems... but my doctor did a blood test and he said it looked normal. So I really dont know...

[mkh9]

Glad you don't have the contact lens problem. The dry eye could cause your eye to get a stabbing pain but usually it is temporary. There are longer lasting eye drops for moisturizing the eye. However, The eye lid droop is still concerning and definitely you need to get the axillary or breast or under the swollen lymph nodes looked at that isn't normal. The ones under the neck are often a sign of infection. The whole picture probably would be more clear to a physician. I would still see a doctor. Also, there is an eye care site here that has a couple of good opthamologists that can answer your eye question. But the lymph nodes near the breast need to be looked at.  Go to the health forum tab and then go to eye and you should find that there. It may help some. Thyroid problems don't make your lymph nodes swell to my knowledge (at least not under the arms or near the breast).
take care,
mkh9