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I have already learned a lot reading here and thought I’d say thanks and look for any other info. My situation is as follows.
32 yr. old male, occasional seasonal allergies that an Allegra takes out. I do work on a computer all day. Started wearing soft contacts back in 6th grade! Heavy prescription, -6.5 each eye with astigmatism in right eye. As I look back I probably have over warn them all my life. Recent annual physical with normal blood work tests normal. Only known issues are Tinitus in ears and slightly deviated right septum (ENT guy says leave alone). No medications taken.
Jump to the present, in August 2006 I was diagnosed with Central Serous Retinopathy (retinal separation) in my left eye I noticed due to a gray spot in central vision. Around this time I also was noticing some pain, minor strain, tingling feeling if you will above my right eye (Not the CSR eye). Once diagnosed, I said this makes sense, my right eye has been over compensating and hence the soreness.
Well, here we are today, CSR has pretty much cleared up, I.E. no fluid left, a little distortion remains and the retina specialist says it may always due to markers left behind on Retina.
But still have the on again off again pain/strain above right eye. Sometimes tingles like pins and needles into cheek bone a bit but not often. Sometimes I have good days other days not so much. It does seem to be aggravated by computer or TV/reading but sometimes I can’t find a cause, it’s just there.
Well anyways, I was tired of this and ask my retina specialist who says, sounds like dry eye and gives me Systane (sounded odd, but what the heck). Coincidentally on the same day I go to Pearle for a new pair of glasses. I tell the Optometrist and she does a tear film break up test with dye. I get 2 secs on right eye (Eyebrow pain one) and 5 secs in left eye.
She says no more contacts and use Systane every hour for at least 30 days. Well long story short, we are about 2 weeks in, drops do seem to help the pain/numbness/strain feeling (hard to exactly describe) but still coming and going. I have only done a couple warm compresses with rice bags (thanks) and that seems to provide some relief. They get very dry at night, refresh, genteal gel, and systane experimentation going on right now seems to help.
Anyway I made appointment with Ophthalmologist in another week. Not the retina specialist but a regular one. This is a well respected clinic in Chicago. Why did they not pick this up in 6 months of being followed for CSR, with I don’t know how many images of my eye and countless examinations?
Again, the best way I can describe, it’s almost always above right eye, say 98% of the time (this was the dryer eye, 2 sec tear break up), strained, very light pressure under eyebrow and kind of where eybrow meets eyelid. Occasional tingling in cheek, this seems worse when I stress and worry about it. Does anyone have symptoms like mine?
I think I have a combo dry eye (maybe from wearing contacts for so long), computer vision thing going on, what exactly should I ask the ophthalmologist to test me for in a week? Any other thoughts, suggestions, comment are welcome.
Sorry for the length but I figure lots of info may help. Thanks in advance.
I have already learned a lot reading here and thought I’d say thanks and look for any other info. My situation is as follows.
32 yr. old male, occasional seasonal allergies that an Allegra takes out. I do work on a computer all day. Started wearing soft contacts back in 6th grade! Heavy prescription, -6.5 each eye with astigmatism in right eye. As I look back I probably have over warn them all my life. Recent annual physical with normal blood work tests normal. Only known issues are Tinitus in ears and slightly deviated right septum (ENT guy says leave alone). No medications taken.
Jump to the present, in August 2006 I was diagnosed with Central Serous Retinopathy (retinal separation) in my left eye I noticed due to a gray spot in central vision. Around this time I also was noticing some pain, minor strain, tingling feeling if you will above my right eye (Not the CSR eye). Once diagnosed, I said this makes sense, my right eye has been over compensating and hence the soreness.
Well, here we are today, CSR has pretty much cleared up, I.E. no fluid left, a little distortion remains and the retina specialist says it may always due to markers left behind on Retina.
But still have the on again off again pain/strain above right eye. Sometimes tingles like pins and needles into cheek bone a bit but not often. Sometimes I have good days other days not so much. It does seem to be aggravated by computer or TV/reading but sometimes I can’t find a cause, it’s just there.
Well anyways, I was tired of this and ask my retina specialist who says, sounds like dry eye and gives me Systane (sounded odd, but what the heck). Coincidentally on the same day I go to Pearle for a new pair of glasses. I tell the Optometrist and she does a tear film break up test with dye. I get 2 secs on right eye (Eyebrow pain one) and 5 secs in left eye.
She says no more contacts and use Systane every hour for at least 30 days. Well long story short, we are about 2 weeks in, drops do seem to help the pain/numbness/strain feeling (hard to exactly describe) but still coming and going. I have only done a couple warm compresses with rice bags (thanks) and that seems to provide some relief. They get very dry at night, refresh, genteal gel, and systane experimentation going on right now seems to help.
Anyway I made appointment with Ophthalmologist in another week. Not the retina specialist but a regular one. This is a well respected clinic in Chicago. Why did they not pick this up in 6 months of being followed for CSR, with I don’t know how many images of my eye and countless examinations?
Again, the best way I can describe, it’s almost always above right eye, say 98% of the time (this was the dryer eye, 2 sec tear break up), strained, very light pressure under eyebrow and kind of where eybrow meets eyelid. Occasional tingling in cheek, this seems worse when I stress and worry about it. Does anyone have symptoms like mine?
I think I have a combo dry eye (maybe from wearing contacts for so long), computer vision thing going on, what exactly should I ask the ophthalmologist to test me for in a week? Any other thoughts, suggestions, comment are welcome.
Sorry for the length but I figure lots of info may help. Thanks in advance.
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