can my eye problems be caused by Interactive thyroid?!

Question: Can my eye problems be caused by Interactive thyroid?

i have had an under-active thyroid for for 4 years .3 years ago i was attacked in my home they banged my head against the wall plus other injuries .i started having severe headaches plus blurred vision and loss of balance this went on for a few weeks my doctor said it was stress i then saw him again he did the finger test on my eyes and my right eye the iris would not go to the corner of my eye i went to the eye hospital and was asked if i had hurt my head or had any bangs to my head they said it was the attack that had caused it my doctor said it was the under-active thyroid i had to have glasses with darkened lenses as the light hurt my eyes i went for an eye test and was told that the eye that was hurt i have a cataract forming .i still have problems with my eyes blurred vision and i have 2 wear glasses for Reading and distance glasses all the time was my doctor wrong thank you sheila .

Answers:

under-active thyroid (hypothyroidism) would not cause your eye problems.
it makes much much much more sense that the attack caused your eye problems. blunt force trauma could indeed perminantly blur your vision and cause a cataract to form.

i'm 24 and i've had severe eye problems my whole life and developed hypothyroidism a couple years ago.

That's an awful experience and enough to cause a lot of stress. A simple blood test can show thyroid problems so it's unlikely your GP has got this wrong. Cataracts are very slow to form and not a problem these days. Head injuries need to be taken very seriously and perhaps your GP should consider a brain scan if only to put your mind at rest.

If either you or your doctor believe it can be a thyroid problem, you should ask for a TSH exam. TSH is the Thyroid-stimulating hormone. It's secreted by the pituitary gland. I'm not sure though if the pituitary secretion can be affected by a blow to the head.

Yes, you should have your thyroid hormone level check by blood test with your doctor

Im very sorry for what you've been through...

Best of Luck

=D

I have an underactive thyroid and before it was diagnosed, and for some time after, I also could not tolerate bright sunlight and had to wear sunglasses whenever I went out. My vision went down by about 30% - a very scary time. When it was diagnosed and the tablets kicked in, it did improve somewhat but I do have to wear glasses all the time now. Some of this could be age related as well. I now use bifocals which go dark in the sun because changing the glasses over all the time was driving me mad!

The bang on the head could have caused the other problems and some may be age related. Your doctor probably couldn't do the tests that the hospital can do so he did the right thing by referring you. He wasn't wrong, he just went with the evidence he had. Hope this helped.

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