Everything, and we mean everything, can affect your eyes, including things that you would least expect! It may be a little embarrassing to talk about but remember, Dr, T has heard it all. She discusses how the reproductive system can affect your eyes.

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Wait? How did you get that in your eye? Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait! Oh, no!

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The reproductive system is always a difficult conversation for patients, especially when something from down there starts to affect your eyes.
Most things do affect your eyes, including STDs. Herpes, chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and pubic lice. All have effects in your eyes.
As an aside? How do I know that they're pubic lies in my head? Lice? Because of the size of their arms.
Their arms are nice and long for your eyelashes, which are further apart, as opposed to your hair, which is closer together.

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Anyway, other than my new ability to appear awake when I'm really asleep.

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'We realized we're calling his name and he couldn't hear us.
Vision is on its way out, too. He's getting old. We're probably not going to have him for much longer.
And then the chemotherapy for him is pretty expensive, too.
But Doc. Doc.'

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Yeah,
Pregnancy is hard, and that's why I'm not having any more children. So we have a new baby. He's so sweet. Anyway.
Pregnancy can have a lot of effects with the eyes.
Here are some common symptoms during pregnancy.
Puffy eyes due to water retention.
Corneal swelling.
Extremely dry and uncomfortable eyes,
blurry vision and large changes in vision due to changes in your hormones.
Should I wait to get Lasik? Yes. Your prescription is going to change. Most people have prescription changes. So absolutely. I would wait.

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Should I wait to get glasses? No. In a regular situation, you're going to be pregnant for at least nine months. And if you live in Europe, you're going to be nursing for at least five years. So you can't wait and not see that entire time. Please get your glasses and contacts.
that's why I decided I'm not having any more kids.
He's so sweet. We love him. Child number two is a challenge. But what a joy!
Most medications have effects on your eyes. But you'd be surprised how many patients don't share their complete list of medications with us.

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For, instance, erectile dysfunction medications cause blurry vision, color vision issues, light sensitivities
And can decrease the blood flow to your eyes, causing sudden loss of vision, which can be very serious.
How many men are affected by erectile dysfunction? Look to your right.
Look to your left.
All of ya'll have it!
I'm just kidding.
But it is about 50% of the population
So treated or not treated. If you are younger and you have this issue, you could have heart issues as well.
How many people tell us that they're on erectile dysfunction medication?

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Unknown
Well, only about 40% of men talk to their doctors about this problem.
And if you're talking about your eye doctor, that goes all the way down to 2%. What do you think would happen?

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What the patient thinks would happen: 'And then what medications are you currently on?' 'Yeah, I'm taking Concerta,
Lexapro,
ibuprofen. And I also take (trails off)' 'What? Sorry.' (mumbles) What was that? Sorry One more time.'
'Viagra.'
'What?!?'
'We were just listening outside the door and we heard you take Viagra (laughter).

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What actually happens:
'Sorry, one more time.' 'Viagra.'
'Okay, Gotcha. So and then multivitamins from last year. Are you still taking that one?' 'Oh, yes, I...'

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Nothing. So please tell us what medications you're on. They have major effects in your eyes.
Probably most importantly, what did you get in your eye?
Usually when you have pinkeye,
we're treating you for a bacterial infection or maybe you have a viral infection.
But if we're treating you with a medication that's common for us and it's not getting better, I need you to think long and hard about what you got in your eye.
Because treating a bacterial infection is completely different from treating a yeast infection or gonorrhea.
So be honest with us. We don't need all the details, but we do need to know how best to treat you.

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The moral of the story is
tell us if there's any information that we need to know whether you're pregnant, nursing, if you've taken certain medications or if there's anything
pertinent that we need to
know about the things that you've done in the night. This is Dr. Thomas. Stay healthy, happy, and I'll see you next time.