Eyes

Anybody else's eyes get completely blood shot? Lasts for a few days at a time comes every few weeks... Messing with my vision man!!

I have had eye issues for at least 10 years. My ophthalmologist couldn't explain the blurriness nor the astigmatism rotating every couple of weeks. I even developed an astigmatism in the other eye temporarily. Now both eyes can look like I have been on an all day drunk. Sometimes not only looking like that they feel like it too. They are very glassy and bloodshot. The last two months I haven't been able to wear my contacts either. It's just to painful. I have bells palsy on one of my eye lids too. I as well, have been told this is all part of Barts. Unfortunately it's a symptom that goes along with Lyme and coinfections.

Is it possible this is from the lyme? I tested negative for bartonella but then again I know the reliability of testing.. I'm on rocephin right now.. What is typical drug for bartonella?

Two of my boys have this issue, they are 11 and 9 yrs old and I believe it is Bart. Their eyes are sore as well. They often say it feels like something is in their eyes.

Problems with my eyes and vision was one of the first symptoms that started with me. It started with my right eye. Randomly, my right eye would start to throb. It almost felt like my eye wanted to pop out of its socket. Over time, the throbbing would affect both eyes, but my right eye would always be worse.

I then started to get weird vision issues. When it was really bad, my vision was like watching an old 1970’s 8mm film movie. I would lose detail, and felt very detached from whatever I was seeing. For some reason, movement seemed to make it worse. Any time I walked (particularly outside for whatever reason) or in a car, it would amplify this issue, almost to the point where it felt like I was on some sort of hallucinogen. Needless to say, I could not drive as I would be completely impaired. Also, walking in supermarket aisles was just horrible. Unsure if it was the bright lights and the horizontal rows of stocked items.

I’ve been on antibiotics since August of 2012. I’m still having eye and vision issues however the symptoms have improved somewhat. I can drive for short distances. I my eyes still start to throb whenever I walk longer than 15 minutes, and my vision still goes a little wonky. Everything is clear however whenever in movement, I start to loose detail. The best way I can describe it is imagine something squeezing on your optic nerve, preventing the proper flow of vision to your brain. I can see, but it feels like my brain is just not processing it properly. A good analogy would be the difference between high definition (HD being regular vision) and old school standard cable. In both cases, you can see and read everything, just whenever I am walking or driving more than 30 minutes, I start to loose clarity. Again, my vision is not fuzzy, it more like my brain is overwhelmed with the processing moving vision. I start getting this detached feeling from what I am seeing. Strange thing too is whenever I am stationary, and looking at a fixed object, my vision is more or less fine. Next to the constant body aches, vision issues would definitely be on top of the list for my Lyme symptoms. My eyes also feel really dry all the time. Eye lubricating drops don’t seem to help much either.

Once a week I do an hour in an infra-red sauna. Every time I get out of the sauna, my eyes are bloodshot, although that seems to be the only time I get bloodshot eyes.

Rocephin (oral ceftin) is pretty strictly used for lyme.

You can try stephania tetandra for eyes or if you believe you have bartonella as a possiblity, houttuyunia tea is pretty good.

Lyme can cause issues with the eyes (what can't it affect!) but bartonella is more often the culprit.

My eyes feel the worst in the morning. They feel irritated and I have tons of floaters. I have tried several types of drops, but they feel worse when I use drops. Has anyone found anything that helps?