There's something growing on her eye.?!


Question: First off, my grandma has already been to the doctors, and she'll be having surgery in April (can't be any earlier because there's just too many pending lists...). I tried getting her to go to the States for it, but she has no health insurance there, so that's out.

Mmkay, so my grandma has been complaining of a pain in her eye. I had a look at it, and it looked as if there was a little ball coming out of her eye. Not the cornia, but the part that has color. Looked webby, too.. Anyway, it hurts. I know it hurts, because she's a really tough woman (was yelling at the person who crashed into her when she got into an accident and broke her arm. Lawlz), but she's shedding tears because of this pain. She's an annoying old woman, yes, but I love her to death it it hurts seeing her in physical pain.

I have absolutely no idea what this is called because she can only talk in Japanese and I don't understand that much, so I was wondering if anyone knew what this is?

And is there anything


Answers: First off, my grandma has already been to the doctors, and she'll be having surgery in April (can't be any earlier because there's just too many pending lists...). I tried getting her to go to the States for it, but she has no health insurance there, so that's out.

Mmkay, so my grandma has been complaining of a pain in her eye. I had a look at it, and it looked as if there was a little ball coming out of her eye. Not the cornia, but the part that has color. Looked webby, too.. Anyway, it hurts. I know it hurts, because she's a really tough woman (was yelling at the person who crashed into her when she got into an accident and broke her arm. Lawlz), but she's shedding tears because of this pain. She's an annoying old woman, yes, but I love her to death it it hurts seeing her in physical pain.

I have absolutely no idea what this is called because she can only talk in Japanese and I don't understand that much, so I was wondering if anyone knew what this is?

And is there anything

found a possibility for you... link to the page that describes this particular condition....

http://www.webmd.com/eye-health/acute-an...

whether it is this or anything else... is there a way for you to get the dr to 'push' her up the list? from what I see if the case presented is more serious than what they have, it is possible... ? never hurts to try...
good luck

when people get older their eyes weaken. she might have cataracts or something else. i would go online and look up diseases that could effect the retina and everything else. i don't know of any medicine she could take because the eyes is very complex, so just keep her dosed up on tylenol

I tried searching a bit but didn't find anything that sounded like that. Could you post a picture of the eye? You should probably take the picture close up, with flash, and use the macro-mode (that tells the camera to focus very close; otherwise it will be fuzzy).

A picture sometimes says 1000 words.

Hey Yaka! it sounds like your gran has one of two things, either it is cataracts which also the eye would be cloudy in places, or it could be a cyst which is the one i think it is! a round growth, just under the skin or deeper in the body, which contains liquid.
I have went online and found a pain solution to this that 'may' help, and that is it needs to be coverd with an eye patch, and cool it time to time with either cool water or cold tea! yes tea that you drink, any tea would do.
Its actuly very good for the eye tea is.

I can only give you this information right now, dont take a picture of it like the other guy asked as this will cause more pain! the last thing your gran wants is falshes in her eye when she is going through enough pain as it is now.

On more thing, if your gran is in so much pain as you said! even making her have tears, you need to take her to the hospitol asap, it could be something worse than what i have said, just in case! take her anyway just to be on the safe side.

Send me a message Yaka ok? when you get some news on your gran, wish you luck.
You got my e-mail dont you? it is: Ace8104@hotmail.com

Bye....

Hmm...

I'm just wondering if you are absolutely sure that what is making her "shed tears" is eye pain? I ask because you said she "can only talk in Japanese" and you "don't understand that much." Is it possible you misunderstood her?

The reason why I'm asking is that the possible conditions you mentioned should not cause pain of that caliber, if any at all! The condition that you see sounds like a cyst on her iris. Another things that might be "growing on her eye" which would require surgery is a cataract... but that does not cause pain.

Wish we had more details, or a picture like someone else suggested. In the meantime, maybe you should talk to her again (or get someone to talk to her) to clarify what is bother her. If it IS pain in her eye, bring her back to her doctor since there might be something serious happening! It is impossible for anyone here to tell you what is going on, sorry.

i tried my best searching on the internet, i found this :

there is two posibilities according to the symptoms you've mentioned,

first is Scleritis,

Scleritis is a serious inflammatory disease that affects the white outer coating of the eye, known as the sclera. The disease is often contracted through association with other diseases of the body, such as Wegener's granulomatosis or rheumatoid arthritis; it can also be attained through disorders of menstruation. For this reason, scleritis occurs frequently among young women. There are three types of scleritis: diffuse scleritis (the most common), nodular scleritis, and necrotizing scleritis (the most severe). Scleritis may be the first symptom of onset connective tissue disease[1].
The term "Episcleritis" refers to inflammation of the episclera.

Symptoms of the disease include:
Redness of the sclera and conjunctiva, sometimes changing to a purple hue
Severe ocular pain (not present in episcleritis) which may radiate to the temple or jaw
Increased light sensitivity and tearing
Decrease in visual acuity, possibly leading to blindness

Treatment :
In very severe cases of necrotizing scleritis, eye surgery must be performed to repair damaged corneal tissue in the eye and preserve the patient's vision. For less severe cases, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as ibuprofen, are prescribed for pain relief. Scleritis itself is treated with an oral medication containing corticosteroids and an eye solution. In some cases, antibiotics are prescribed. Simply using eye drops will not treat scleritis. If not treated, scleritis can cause blindness.

second is Keratitis,

Keratitis is a condition in which the eye's cornea is inflamed.
Keratitis has multiple causes, one of which is an infection of a present or previous herpes simplex virus secondary to an upper respiratory infection, involving cold sores.
Symptoms
The symptoms are often very similar to those of conjunctivitis, an inflammation of the conjunctiva, and photophobia. The eye turns very red and there may be sensitivity to light, and the eye may feel uncomfortable. In the later stages of more severe cases, there can be strong pain, loss of vision/blurriness, and pus may form.

Treatment
Treatment depends on the cause of the keratitis.

Infectious keratitis generally requires antibacterial, antifungal, or antiviral therapy is to treat the infection. This treatment can involve prescription eye drops, pills, or even intravenous therapy. Over-the-counter eye drops are typically not helpful in treating infections. In addition, contact lens wearers are typically advised to discontinue contact lens wear and discarding contaminated contact lenses and contact lens cases. Antibacterial solutions include Quixin (levofloxacin), Zymar (gatifloxacin), Vigamox (moxifloxacin), Ocuflox (ofloxacin



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