Re: Eye side effects

[Guest guest]

Hi Tracey (and all),

Just wanted to put my 2 cents worth in--A retinal hemorrhage is a

hemorrhage in the back (inside) of the eye, and can be very serious

and should be seen by ophthalmologist immediately. What had

sounds like a conjunctival or scleral hemorrhage (of the white part

of the eye) which is much less serious and usually goes away on its

own. My work as a medical transcriptionist for 30+ years comes in

handy sometimes--I have a pretty good understanding of anatomy and

physiology.

Vicki

>

> Hi Everyone,

>

> With the recent talk about side effects that effect the eyes, I

> thought I'd post this abstract:

> http://www.liebertonline.com/doi/abs/10.1089/108076803322279426

>

> It basically lists all of the occular side effects that have been

> documented with Gleevec (and there's no shortage).

> They include:

> periorbital edema,

> epiphora (excessive tear production),

> extraocular muscle palsy (paralysis of the muscles in the eye),

> ptosis (droopy eye lid),

> blepharoconjunctivitis (infection),

> glaucoma,

> papilledema (optic nerve swelling),

> retinal hemorrhage (sounds like what you had ),

> photosensitivity,

> abnormal vision, and

> increased intraocular pressure.

>

> , maybe one of these things could explain what your husband

has

> been experiencing. You might want to print the abstract and bring

it

> with you when you go to the ophthalmologist.

>

> Tracey

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Vicki,

Thanks for your input on the eye issue. We're so lucky to have so many

people in the group, from all sorts of backgrounds to help us decifer

these types of things. Helping each other is what it's all about.

Tracey