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Does General Myasthenia Gravis Also Affect Your Eyes I.e. Droopy Eyelids And Double Vision Or Do You Have To Be Diagnosed With Both?

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Severn, MD
September 14
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A MGteam Member

I have Ocular MG. My neck, arms, legs are always weak.

September 15
A MGteam Member

I believe that's what is happening to me but its slow like cramps in my feet and my head and neck feel like I have a heavy weight on them especially walking long distances I don't see my nephrologist until the end of October, you know I didn't feel this bad until I started taking Pyridostigmine 3 x a day and had to deal with some of the terrible side effects , when they told me they had medicine that would help the effects I thought oh great it will be like taking a Tylenol , boy was I fooled.

September 14
A MGteam Member

Generalized Myasthenia Gravis (MG) can indeed affect your eyes, causing symptoms like droopy eyelids (ptosis) and double vision (diplopia). Here are some key points:

- Droopy Eyelids (Ptosis): This is a common symptom where the eyelids fall, making it look like your eyes aren’t fully open. It can affect one or both eyes
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Generalized Myasthenia Gravis (MG) can indeed affect your eyes, causing symptoms like droopy eyelids (ptosis) and double vision (diplopia). Here are some key points:

- Droopy Eyelids (Ptosis): This is a common symptom where the eyelids fall, making it look like your eyes aren’t fully open. It can affect one or both eyes.
- Double Vision (Diplopia): This occurs when the muscles that move your eyes in unison become weak or fatigued, causing misalignment and resulting in seeing two images instead of one.

You do not need to be diagnosed with both ocular and generalized MG separately; generalized MG can include these eye-related symptoms.

September 14
A MGteam Member

I do have drooping eye lids and double vision I had specifically made glasses with crutches and prism in the lens it helps keep eyel lids up and prisms helps double vision but problem I can't wear them because it's hard to walk around

September 23
A MGteam Member

Maybe I haven't processed to gmg.

September 15

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