Had my appointment with the Eye Specialist at the hospital this morning....and its OFFICIAL, I *am* a bug-eyed freak 
Apparently the absolute maximum that an eye should protrude is 20mm....and my left one sticks out by 21mm...and my right eye beats the lot at 23mm
Back to him in 6 months time to measure my eyeball protrusion again
Its known as exopthalmia, and is a symptom of Thyroid Eye Disease, Grave's Opthalmia, call it what you like...they are going to re-measure every 6 months....and if they start really bulging out there's some kind of corrective surgery they can do behind the eye....I told him there's no fecking way I'm letting anyone poke about, surgically, behind my eye!
The Eye Specialist also gave me a prescription for some eye drops/fake tears for when my eyes feel extra tired and/or gritty. But he said most over-the-counter eye drops are just as good, its just a case of keeping them lubricated and not letting them get dry.
The nurse this morning did a pre-appointment eye test/vision assessment..and she said my vision was pretty much perfect, 100%, 20/20 etc etc (phew!)...and then she turned to me and said "why exactly do you have an appointment here?"
Apparently the absolute maximum that an eye should protrude is 20mm....and my left one sticks out by 21mm...and my right eye beats the lot at 23mm
Back to him in 6 months time to measure my eyeball protrusion again
Its known as exopthalmia, and is a symptom of Thyroid Eye Disease, Grave's Opthalmia, call it what you like...they are going to re-measure every 6 months....and if they start really bulging out there's some kind of corrective surgery they can do behind the eye....I told him there's no fecking way I'm letting anyone poke about, surgically, behind my eye!
The Eye Specialist also gave me a prescription for some eye drops/fake tears for when my eyes feel extra tired and/or gritty. But he said most over-the-counter eye drops are just as good, its just a case of keeping them lubricated and not letting them get dry.
The nurse this morning did a pre-appointment eye test/vision assessment..and she said my vision was pretty much perfect, 100%, 20/20 etc etc (phew!)...and then she turned to me and said "why exactly do you have an appointment here?"
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