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Any ideas?
Answered by
John C Hagan III, MD, FACS - Ophthalmology
Discover Vision Centers
Kansas City - MO
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Any ideas?
by Blue727, May 11, 2008 10:05PM
About 5 years ago I woke up one morning and complained that my eyes felt off, I was dizzy and my left ear hurt. Things have since went downhill. Periodically each day, my right eye actually becomes smaller than my left. The thing is...my body actually feels this imbalance. I have trouble maintaining or looking people in the eyes as I seem off. Going into a store and trying to look down an aisle is very hard, as it feels almost as if my eyes don't track together. My eyelids feel as though they weigh 50lbs. each, but the worst is my right eye. I am shaky alot of the day, light sensitivity, night blindness, etc... When my eyes feel off, it makes me feel slow and dumb and I get somewhat of a crackly voice.
I'm not sure this has anything to do with it, but I had two surgeries cancelled because of high C02 levels and a homocysteine test was 35.0 higher than the normal high. I have been told maybe myastavis gravis (sp), pituitary problem, lack of oxygen, etc...
Any ideas...I have seen an opthamalogist and optometrist who couldn't find anything.
I'm not sure this has anything to do with it, but I had two surgeries cancelled because of high C02 levels and a homocysteine test was 35.0 higher than the normal high. I have been told maybe myastavis gravis (sp), pituitary problem, lack of oxygen, etc...
Any ideas...I have seen an opthamalogist and optometrist who couldn't find anything.
Doctor's Answer
by John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, May 11, 2008 10:16PM
, May 11, 2008 10:16PM
You have a potential serious problem and you need to keep working towards a definitive diagnosis. See a neuro-ophthalmologist. Take a picture of you in the afternoon when you lid hangs down and take it in for the exam. Tell the neuro-ophthalmologist you need to be tested for myasthenia gravis. TAKE ACTION. Fina a neuro Eye MD at www.aao.org
JCH III MD
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