Guest guest Posted June 10, 2005 Report Share Posted June 10, 2005 Irritating but true. ( E. Abrahamson, D.C.) Alzheimer's' Eye Test Count every " F " in the following text: FINISHED FILES ARE THE RESULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY COMBINED WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS... (SEE BELOW) HOW MANY? ..................... 3? WRONG, THERE ARE 6 -- no joke. READ IT AGAIN! The reasoning behind is further down. The brain cannot process " OF. " Incredible or what? Go back and look again!! Anyone who counts all 6 " F's " on the first go is a genius. Three is normal, four is quite rare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 I have just been for an eye test (cost a fortune). The optician reckons that the eyes arent affected with anyone with hypothyroid. I'd like to hear from anyone who differs this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 Do you mean Thyroid Eye Disease? if so, yes it can affect people with hypoT. It is more common in people with hyper but it is still seen in hypoT. Also in general, gritty, dry, light-sensitive eyes can be part of hypoT symptoms. As well as puffiness and swelling around the eyes. And difficulty in focusing. So I disagree with him. Did he say why he reckoned so? Callista x > > I have just been for an eye test (cost a fortune). > The optician reckons that the eyes arent affected with anyone with > hypothyroid. I'd like to hear from anyone who differs this. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 This is what I was told too. Sorry but I beg to differ, when I'm having a thyroid 'Episode' the first thing to go awry is my vision, my eyes are blurred and I can't focus properly and, since I've had hypothyroid problems I don't see very well at night either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 Your Optician is incorrect because you can get thyroid eye disease when you are hyperthyroid, hypothyroid or even when your thyroid function is normal. See the followiong http://autoimmunedisease.suite101.com/blog.cfm/1074. Luv - Sheila I have just been for an eye test (cost a fortune).The optician reckons that the eyes arent affected with anyone with hypothyroid. I'd like to hear from anyone who differs this. No virus found in this incoming message.Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.32/1131 - Release Date: 14/11/2007 16:54 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 15, 2007 Report Share Posted November 15, 2007 Hi, Graves disease- hyper most certainly affects the eyes-swelling and dryness. There is a group that centres on thyroid eye disease. But hypo does have an effect too. When I changed treatment it was a few days after a change of glasses. I had to go back and have them changed- my eyes has improved and I was back to the prescription I had 5 years previously. eye test I have just been for an eye test (cost a fortune). The optician reckons that the eyes arent affected with anyone with hypothyroid. I'd like to hear from anyone who differs this. Messages are not a substitute for professional medical advice. Always consult with a suitably qualified practitioner before changing medication. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 15, 2007 Report Share Posted November 15, 2007 You really need to go to one of the old fashioned one off opticians and not one of the chain's you get a better class of test and they are more knowledgable. Luv nne Re: eye test Hi there I'm new to the group and am just finding my way around but had to respond to this feed. I had a simmilar experience to . My eyesight improved a great deal when I was successfully medicated and feeling well a few years ago. I am not so well at present and am finding it really hard to focus again. I am hypothyroid and have astygmatism. I am very sensitive to light, my eyes swell and I get gritty eyes often. One optician told me that Hypothyroidism can have an affect on the muscles of the eye and I have always found this to be the case as well. (At one point my eyes would flicker when I tried to focus on something). Interestingly, another optician told me the thyroid condition had no effect......hmmm....! Some consistency would be great wouldn't it?! Andi Messages are not a substitute for professional medical advice. Always consult with a suitably qualified practitioner before changing medication. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 15, 2007 Report Share Posted November 15, 2007 I would not generalise because my optician is a chain one and he is very thorough and he was the one who found one of my eyes was protruding more than the other (both are but right more than left and they were not like that at the previous test) and he wrote a letter to my GP recommending he has my thyroid investigated because, additionally, he was not able to test my eyes properly because I wasn't able to focus and that was a common problem in thyroid disorders. I think you just get less knowledgeable people everywhere, no matter where you go. Callista x > > > You really need to go to one of the old fashioned one off opticians and not one of the chain's you get a better class of test and they are more knowledgable. > > > > Luv nne > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 15, 2007 Report Share Posted November 15, 2007 You could be right but my husband has extremely good bp readings, lucky devil that he is, but a chain optician sent him to the gp with the intent of having his bp checked because she said there were signs of high bp. I told her that it was highly unlikly to be bp so what else could it be - now remembering that e had a new prescription in February and had to have another in October because his sight had deterioriated and because he has extremely bad sight in one eye (he worries very much about his sight because of it) so much so that he is almost blind in that eye - she says nothing, don't worry about it. Next time he needs a sight test we will be going to the only non chain opticians near us. Luv nne I would not generalise because my optician is a chain one and he is very thorough and he was Get a FREE AOL Email account with unlimited storage. Plus, share and store photos and experience exclusively recorded live music Sessions from your favourite artists. Click Here for more information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 Hi nne, We’re back to individuals here. I get better service for my local chain branch than I got from the local independent, The chain knew more about the effects of hypo on the eyes- and it is flagged on my notes. Re: eye test Hi there I'm new to the group and am just finding my way around but had to respond to this feed. I had a simmilar experience to . My eyesight improved a great deal when I was successfully medicated and feeling well a few years ago. I am not so well at present and am finding it really hard to focus again. I am hypothyroid and have astygmatism. I am very sensitive to light, my eyes swell and I get gritty eyes often. One optician told me that Hypothyroidism can have an affect on the muscles of the eye and I have always found this to be the case as well. (At one point my eyes would flicker when I tried to focus on something). Interestingly, another optician told me the thyroid condition had no effect......hmmm....! Some consistency would be great wouldn't it?! Andi Messages are not a substitute for professional medical advice. Always consult with a suitably qualified practitioner before changing medication. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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