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Has anyone on Anastrozole had eye/sight problems?

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@dgayle

I am 73 y and have been on Anastrazole since the end of January. I began to notice a problem with my vision a few weeks ago. It was difficult to focus ( in the right eye more than left), and blurry vision. I used glasses for reading before, but even using them is not correcting the problem. I had an eye exam 2 years ago , but now (in May ) I am told that I have cataracts. I am also finding that my hair is thinning A LOT. It is particularly noticeable as I had thick hair before where the hair stylist would have to thin it when cutting, but not now!
I can’t run my fingers through my hair without lots of hair strands coming out in my fingers.
I attribute this to my taking the Anastrazole. What can be done about these issues.

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I have no answers for you, but I have you in my thoughts

Cataracts are very common in older people. I had mine removed about a year ago, and glaucoma stents inserted at the same time. I have no hair loss. Been on anastrozole for two years. Stress is a very common cause of hair loss. A young acquaintance recently had severe hair loss because of stress about his visa renewals. Now he's fine. So it's impossible to know whether anastrozole is the cause of your problems.