Problem with my eyes
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Hi - have been taking pred for approx eighteen months now for pmr. Am currently taking 11mg daily tho have been down to 8 mg on two occasions whilst trying to taper dose and have now started dead slow stop method . Problem started in my right eye a couple of months after starting steroids. Blood vessels bursting , vision not affected but eye sore for couple of days . Initially it happened in the one eye about every four weeks .Fast forward 15/16 months, blood vessels bursting in both eyes almost fortnightly. Eyes also very dry tbut always watery. Am using Hylo Forte eye drops for lubrication ,the drops help but my eyes feel permanently sore and tired. Doc doesn’t seem interested, have had eyes checked at opticians and only slight change in prescription over two years.I assume that the steroids are causing the problem Wondered if anyone else has experienced similar problems and if so was there anything that helped other than continuing to try reduce the dose of .pred?
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lynda62707 joan83529
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Hi Joan, I've only been on prednisone a relatively short time (3mo), but started having double vision in my right eye fairly early on. Have you been to an opthamologist or just an optometrist? The opthamologist is really what's needed. Actually, I went to an opthamologist a couple wks ago and have been referred to a "Neuro-opthamologist" tomorrow! Kinda nervous as I'm not sure what's going on.
karenjaninaz joan83529
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joan83529 karenjaninaz
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celia14153 joan83529
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joan83529 celia14153
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Silver49 joan83529
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I had forgotten about the blood vessel problem as it was on a higher dose. Had the blurry vision and dry eye problem too. I am on 3 mgs and only have the dry eye now but I have hay fever and allergy problem which adds to the mix. The blood vessel problem in the eye was caused by the higher doses of Pred. I know others have also had the problem. I didn't go to a GP about it and it cleared up as did the blurry vision.
joan83529 Silver49
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EileenH joan83529
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Quite a few people report these episodes but I haven't heard of anyone having them as often as you describe. Of course - once a blood vessel has broken it will probably be more fragile afterwards. Are you on any other medication?
http://yoursightmatters.com/burst-blood-vessel-eye/
I thought this
https://www.eyeworld.org/article-a-new---almost-red-herring
was interesting though.
Have you any other signs of dry eyes? That is likely to make your eye surface more delicate.
joan83529 EileenH
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andre68439 joan83529
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Hi Joan. I have had a few issues with my eyes including the bleeds, although for me it was just visual, no soreness. I am now off prednisone but the vessels are weaker and you can get it again from excessive sneezing or coughing etc. I went to a Neuro-Opthalmologist last month for another issue and when I explained the eye bleeds (Subconjunctival Hemorrhage) he told me to take both vitamin C and Rutin. These, especially Rutin strengthen the blood vessel walls. I have been taking them for a few weeks so too short to report success. If you cant find Rutin at the pharmacy in the vitamin aisle just go to Amazon and you will have many choices. That's how I got mine. It is also prevalent in many foods so Google "rutin in foods" and get it naturally as well.
joan83529 andre68439
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