My question is this. Is it worth going to an eye doctor? Would eye drop antibiotics help? Does Lyme cause the invetrous jelly to thicken? I know that flashes are some times associated with floaters in that it could be a thickening near the retina and tugging on the retina.

LLMD believes it is Lyme and I should go to a real eye doctor (not a guy who just makes glasses).

However, I've been putting it off hoping that being on ABX would kill it, and what can an eye doctor do anyway?

So would be curious to hear of anyone else's experiences with Bb, especially retinal.

Thx,

Michelle M

i was given a eyedrop antibiotic called Cirpofloxacin Hydrochloride 5 ml and used it 3 times a day for about 1-2 months.

It definitely helped. I stilll have some blurred vision and definitely light sensitivity.

I was also advised to go to a real eye doctor and get some tinted eye glasses. (haven't yet so the eye migraine/headaches still occur but not as often)

I made the time this morning to roam around the net. Here is what I found. Yes, lyme can indeed go in your eyes and cause real problems. This is a small number of cases. More likely inflammation in the brain or stressed liver function is causing the problem. THe fat soluable vitamins the eyes need to heal are stored in the liver and can't be useful if the liver is struggling.

So what to do, gettting plenty of the right nutrients is important, plenty of anti-oxidents, mag, zinc, fish oils. Milk thistle is very important. I think I'm taking about a third of what I should be so I'm upping that. Also lots of water to flush the toxins out of the liver.

I didn't find anything about reducing inflammation yet. Some abx are supposed to help with that, but I think my long term use of abx is causing my liver to be stressed. So,I'll fax my llmd about that.

I did see a site about tension in the neck and shoulders being connected to floaters. THe tension was related to curvature of the spine. Reducing tension thru exercise was supposed to help. It was a site promoting a specific doctor and his therapies so details weren't at the site. I didn't bookmark it, but it was Dr. A in Wilmington, DE. He did promote eye health thru improving the general health of the patient.

I did go to an eye Dr. last year, but not ll, he said I just needed glasses and no disease was present.

You could have Uveitis (inflammation within the eye) Dry eye, Red eye, sensitivity to light, cells in the vitreous humor.

You could have optic neuritis.(shimmering, flashing in the visual field)
Or also pain in the muscles (looking up, down, left & right.

High unchecked inflammation in the eye can lead to scaring, and damage.

I have had continuous blurriness, dryness, irritation, lower half of eyes bloodshot, floaters etc..
Today is the first day my eyes feel somewhat better. Decreased blurriness, irritation, swelling of eyelids and floaters. My eye doc. couldn't find anything wrong.