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New Diagnosis of MAC/MAI & I'm scared

MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Oct 13, 2022 | Replies (349)
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@laura34

Hi I am curious if anyone has ocular infection from the NTM MAC? I woke up today with eye pain and a red ring under my iris. It hurt enough to go to optometrist. She seems to think it’s from the infection. I was concerned it was from a side effect of the medication Ethambutol. It’s my right eye. Not itchy or runny just very painful and the red ring like where your iris meets the white part of eye. Has anyone else experienced this? I’m on steroids topical drops for now. I guess still take the Ethambutol for now too. Thanks
Laura

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Terri Martin, Volunteer Mentor | @windwalker | Mar 15, 2019

@laura34 Hi Laura. I do not know much about mac in the eye. I only know that it can happen, albeit rare. I hope that it is not that. Please keep me posted, ok?

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lisesoleil | @lisesoleil | Mar 16, 2019

Hi I have pain on my left eye and sometimes I see badly I don't know if I will wait until a visit my doctor infec. At the end the march
Or I will go to emergency I will see what happing for next day.
I have Mac and I take 2 antibiotics, Azithromycine 250 mg per day and Etibi 900mg per day since mi oct I stop to take Rofact 600mg per day but cause problem with the liver...I waiting for a other antibiotic replace this.
Sorry for my writing I'm French Canadian....

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