Retinal Problems (additional)

March 26, 2002

>However i have known a number of diabetics and severely nearsighted

people who experienced retinal detachment.

Maybe I should explain why I'm asking this question so it doesn't appear

to be some flakey thing out in left field. I was reading about

chalazeon (in relation to rosacea) on a website a friend mentioned

(WebMD). She had mentioned she had this problem. I wanted to read more

about rosacea so I did a search of their site. It turned up a number of

hits, amongst them this page on systemic lupus:

I couldn't resist a glance to see how it referred to rosacea and I

noticed mention that reduced blood supply to the eye can lead to

problems with the retina, leading to an increase in the number of

retinal problems amongst people with lupus. Anyway, I got thinking that

if " inflammed blood vessels can lead to decreased blood supply " in

people with lupus, would they not also be at risk of doing so with

people who have rosacea? Hence my question.

I should mention I don't have diabetes, severe myopia or a family

history of eye problems. The retinal specialist (who successfully

reattached my retina using retinopoxy) told me I had holes too numerous

to count in one eye and a compete retinal detachment in the area. A

nurse told me the odds were 1 in 40,000 of having that type of problem.

Upon reading that little bit about lupus, I got wondering about the

problems with blood vessels and how it might relate to other health

issues I'm having.

I'm also wondering (although probably in the wrong forum) if it is

possible that early stage lupus could present as something as vague as

rosacea. (Keeping in mind that in my instance I have IBD and blood test

positive for inflammatory factor.) cea appears to be a possible

symptom of lupus but any photos I've seen of lupus patients show a very

specific reddening pattern with very dark red blushing not a generally

reddening of the cheeks like I have. Am I mistaken to thinking that the

wolf bite pattern is only on the very top of the cheeks and that it's

bright red?

Maybe what I really should be wondering about is why it is that I'm

looking for something new to stress over if stress is supposed to keep

my face red

Thank-you sincerely for your reply. I do appreciate it.

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