Can hyperthyroidism impact the optic nerve and cause glaucoma?
Thyroid disease can be associated with glaucoma, but the relationship between the two conditions is not well understood. Patients with thyroid-related eye disease (Graves’ ophthalmopathy) can develop glaucoma in relation to the compression of the eye and optic nerve by the enlarged extraocular muscles. This type of glaucoma is usually associated with increased eye pressure. In your case, the eye pressures are not markedly elevated, yet your doctors are indicating that there are signs of glaucoma. In many major studies, 30-50% of patients with glaucoma have pressures that are considered “normal.” Can glaucoma cause a lump or tumor in the retina? Glaucoma does not cause a lump or tumor in the retina. However, some ocular tumors can be associated with “secondary glaucoma,” which means that the size or nature of the tumor is causing the glaucoma. My 16 year old daughter has had Stevens-Johnson syndrome since she was 12. She has been on prednisone and atropine eye drops, and she also uses o
