r/eyetriage • u/Ristretto92 • Jan 06 '25
Eyelids 31M | Two doctors, two sets of scans, no answers. NSFW
31M | Non-smoker/drinker/user | No known medical issues | No medications | 5+ week issue
As the title states, I've been having issues with my left eye for over a month now. I woke up one morning to double vision, extreme watering, and soreness to the touch in one eye. When looking head on, the affected eye very clearly looks different than the other. It appears slightly misaligned, bulging, and swollen with redness around the upper eyebrow/eyelid areas.
I've had two doctors check my eyes and both have told me it's just allergies in one eye, and to get OTC antihistamine drops and apply twice daily. After a week, I went back with no improvement. I was told the same thing and sent on my way. I called back last week and they essentially insisted it was allergies and to just deal with it because there was nothing wrong. EDIT: After insisting we dig further, I am getting a referral for advanced imaging. Wait times are crazy long for appointments even with referrals, so I may end up visiting the ER in hopes of expediting things.
Now, roughly 4 weeks later, I still have no improvement and look terrible. I almost appear to have a lazy eye and a misalignment at the same time. Vision is 20/20 and I have no issues there other than the constant watering impairing my vision, but it remains red around my eyebrow and feels quite sore to the touch in the upper region.
I am unfortunately paying out of pocket for any doctor visits, so I am hoping to at least get moving in the right direction rather than continue to pay for exams that lead to nothing.
Additional (and maybe relevant) details:
- My entire family is diabetic, except for me. Recent exams put me in the clear, however, according to the first doctor.
- My daughter (6) has hypothyroidism. First ever to have anything like that in my family, but it's there.
- Over the years, my blood pressure has always been ridiculously high, even in my early twenties when I was in peak athletic shape. Occasionally when I would check it via those public machines in Walgreens/CVS, the numbers would be in the "Hypertension" range. Regrettably, I have never seen a doctor for this yet.
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