Re: Re: Eye pressure-

February 21, 2007

In a message dated 2/20/2007 8:19:39 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,

paulorkay@... writes:

it

> always seems to be on his left eye--the eye that he usually does

have edema

> in (on?). Does anyone else experience this? He thinks it may be due

to the

> edema that is due to the Gleevec. He is seeing a opthamologist

Friday to

Dear , caught your post this morning regarding eye pressure. Here is

what I personally experienced:

Gleevec caused " eye bleeds " a few times for me. I took Bilberry (blueberry)

extract pills and they went away. This was recommended to me by a listmember

years ago.

I also had a build up of cells in my optic nerve, according to an

opthalmologist I saw when I first got on Gleevec 6 years ago, which caused

pressure to

my eyes. I had blurred vision and pressure in the lower part of the back of

my head. I still get it from time to time. My eyesight has worsened in the

past few years, but it could be because I am getting older (50 this October)

and because I read constantly and have eye strain.

Every morning I wake up with slight swelling around my eyes, and some

crusting, but it goes away after a while during the day. Gleevec does cause

this,

and there also could be swelling of the optic nerve, as in my case.

Just wanted to tell you of my own experience with Gleevec. You'll laugh at

this one, but early on the list, someone used Preparation H to take down the

swelling.

Pressure from inside the eye is different than outer swelling, so seeing and

ophthalmologist is the best thing to do. Edema is not fun, but it is

something that can be controlled.

I took Lasix to help bring down some of the other edema-related problems

with my body. Others on the list can help you with their own stories as well. I

hope this helps somewhat, but always check with a doctor when something does

not seem right......Lynne A.

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