Guest guest Posted January 11, 2004 Report Share Posted January 11, 2004 Laurie, glad to hear you outgrew the JRA. Never heard the chronic red eyes thing. How frustrating. Do they hurt, itch, etc? Or just red? Ah, just saw the hurt thing. Any chance it could be an allergy? Do you have a teaching hospital in Montana? Last time I drove through I don't remember a big hospital but perhaps they could be of help. I have a friend at church who is an eye doctor. If he is there next week I will try to ask him. e, mom to joe 17 poly -- In , " mattlauriem " <mattlauriem@b...> wrote: > > I was diagnosed with JRA twenty-three years ago when I was 10. By the time I was 18, I had pretty much " grown out of it " except for my chronic red eyes. Lately, it seems like they are worse, although it could be the 22 below zero weather we've been having here in Montana. In pictures, I look sick because of my eyes, not to mention, they hurt sometimes. Has anyone found anything that works? I went to my opthamologist and had the appropriate tests run and everything appears to be fine. I've tried preservative-free drops with no improvement. Now, I'm on an aspirin drop, but that doesn't seem to help either. Any suggestions? > > Laurie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 11, 2004 Report Share Posted January 11, 2004 e, Thanks for replying and offering to ask your eye doctor. I don't have any known allergies that would cause my bloodshot eyes, but my Mom said she could always tell when I was having a flare-up by looking at my eyes because they would get more bloodshot than normal. She remembers they were always bloodshot after my first hospitalization with JRA. If no one else in the group has heard of this, then maybe it isn't related to JRA. I don't know; it started then and flare-ups would worsen them so I think that it is connected. Any suggestions would be helpful. Thanks! Laurie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 11, 2004 Report Share Posted January 11, 2004 Hi Laurie, In some of the articles I posted last night, about arthritis and eye involvement, I saw that red eyes might be a signal pointing towards iritis. Did the doctor say anything about what he may have seen during the slit-lamp test? Is the redness limited to around the iris? Do you wear contacts? Do you spend a lot of time near smokers? Do you have any pain, sensitivity to light, or blurred vision? In the past, have you had steroids or any other anti-inflammatory drops prescribed? If your eye doctor said that everything appears to be fine, despite continuing to have red eyes, I'm at a loss. Maybe a second opinion is in order? Wish I could be more helpful. More questions, really, than answers. We don't have any personal experience with this. My son only gets red eyes when he has 'pink eye', conjunctivitis. Take Care, Georgina mattlauriem wrote: > > > I was diagnosed with JRA twenty-three years ago when I was 10. By > the time I was 18, I had pretty much " grown out of it " except for my > chronic red eyes. Lately, it seems like they are worse, although it > could be the 22 below zero weather we've been having here in > Montana. In pictures, I look sick because of my eyes, not to > mention, they hurt sometimes. Has anyone found anything that works? > I went to my opthamologist and had the appropriate tests run and > everything appears to be fine. I've tried preservative-free drops > with no improvement. Now, I'm on an aspirin drop, but that doesn't > seem to help either. Any suggestions? > > Laurie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2004 Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 Hi Georgina, My doctor said that the redness is just in the whites of my eyes and that I don't have any signs of iritis. This is also the second opthomologist that I've seen. I am not around smokers, and I don't have blurred vision but I do seem to have to wear sunglasses unless it is completely cloudy outside. I have tried the anti-inflammatory drops but only for 4 days because they irritated my eyes even more. I haven't tried steroidal drops yet, and I think that was my doctor's next course of action, but steroids make me nervous. Thanks for the articles you posted. Laurie Re: chronic red eyes Hi Laurie,In some of the articles I posted last night, about arthritis and eyeinvolvement, I saw that red eyes might be a signal pointing towardsiritis. Did the doctor say anything about what he may have seen duringthe slit-lamp test? Is the redness limited to around the iris? Do youwear contacts? Do you spend a lot of time near smokers? Do you have anypain, sensitivity to light, or blurred vision? In the past, have you hadsteroids or any other anti-inflammatory drops prescribed? If your eyedoctor said that everything appears to be fine, despite continuing tohave red eyes, I'm at a loss. Maybe a second opinion is in order?Wish I could be more helpful. More questions, really, than answers. Wedon't have any personal experience with this. My son only gets red eyeswhen he has 'pink eye', conjunctivitis.Take Care,Georginamattlauriem wrote:>>> I was diagnosed with JRA twenty-three years ago when I was 10. By> the time I was 18, I had pretty much "grown out of it" except for my> chronic red eyes. Lately, it seems like they are worse, although it> could be the 22 below zero weather we've been having here in> Montana. In pictures, I look sick because of my eyes, not to> mention, they hurt sometimes. Has anyone found anything that works?> I went to my opthamologist and had the appropriate tests run and> everything appears to be fine. I've tried preservative-free drops> with no improvement. Now, I'm on an aspirin drop, but that doesn't> seem to help either. Any suggestions?>> Laurie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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