Eye Related Symptoms & TMJD - Priya Mistry, DDS (the TMJ doc)  

You make me feel heard and understood, thank you 💕

I’ve been wondering why I have had eye floaters and tearing for 10 years and no eye doctor, neurologist or regular doctor could figure it out. You have no idea how helpful these videos are to me! Thank you 🙏 Have you ever had any patients that had success with getting rid of the eye floaters after treatment?

This is a pretty informative video. I grinded my teeth my entire childhood but I didn't experience TMJD symptoms until I was already in my late 20s about ten years ago. I would always have this pain behind one of my eyes, it wasn't a headache, it just felt sore. Hard to describe the sensation. I had this for a while but then I started to get the ear popping/clicking sensation and It felt like my ear canal was blocked with wax, even though it wasn't. I went to my family doctor and then to an Ear/Nose/Throat specialist and they all failed to diagnosis TMJD symptoms. I was dealing with this for over a year. It was only when I decided to do some more research and then go to my doctor that I was able to get confirmation of my TMJ issues and was fitting with a night guard. I am disappointed my first two Doctors couldn't figure out that this was one of the possibilities to my pain. After using the night guard, my pain significantly reduced almost immediately. I was good for years, but then I got a new office job, in front of the computer all day. It's been about 1.5 years and my eye strain/redness was the worst it has been. I went for an eye exam and then informed me that my eyes were misaligned and that this was fatiguing my Trigeminal nerve which is connected to TMJD as you are presented in your video. The sensation behind my eye came back, and I was getting headaches after my shifts at work. My TMJ issues that I thought I solved years ago started to come back because of my office job in front of the computer. I got these contoured prism glasses (Neurolens) that are supposed to help my eyes look at the computer screen without being fatigued. So far so good (only been 2 days) It is interesting how this one nerve can affect so much. I hope more people can see these videos so they find relief. I will check out more of your videos as well!

My eyes just started when my TMJD started!! So smart doc, your right.

Every time I'm more impressed by how TMD can impact everything in our bodies, Thanks to Dr. Priya for help us to understand more what is going with me since some of these symptoms are pretty scary.

This is such a relief, I can’t even tell you. I’ve had pain and pressure behind my left eye for months. I’ve seen an optometrist, an ENT and my primary care doctor, all of who said my ears/eyes/sinuses are fine. I was referred me to a neuro-ophthalmologist to get checked for MS or an aneurysm, but the wait list is insane. One doctor even told me to go to the emergency room. Scared the crap out of me. I’ve been struggling with TMJ pain for months, thanks to an Invisalign treatment that left my jaw totally misaligned. I will start exploring this. I had no idea TMJ pain could cause pain and pressure behind the eye, otherwise I would’ve explored this much sooner.

Excellent video! As always so clear and direct in explaining all matters jaw (and in this case the eyes). Thank you!

After experiencing complete disability with my head neck and jaw last year, my eye doctor told me I had early onset cataracts… I’m 41. Fast forward to now after a year of orthotics, physical therapy, atlas orthogonal and an anti inflammatory diet my eye doctor just told me I have no more signs of early cataracts! He said my eyes look completely healthy again!

I'm so happy I found you. I have really bad TMJ. It moved from the left which started 6 months ago, on the right side. It started about 3 weeks ago on the right side, with twitches under my right eye, eye floaters and pain near the TMJ. My facial muscles are as hard as rocks and I have 6 ongoing months of infernal pain of head, ears, eyes, neck, mouth, face pain. It's too bad that are so few doctors who give their interest in this disorder. I've seen like 15 different doctors,otorhinolaryngologists, neurologists, dentists, reumathologist, done a head MRI, no one could identify the source of the pain, until I ended to see a maxilo surgeon and confirmed. Thank you for your videos and for all the explanation!

Im comforted to find this video. All of a sudden my left eye became blurry. I was fairly confident it was TMJ related, but im comforted to know it probably isn’t an eye disorder

Wow! Thank you! Bell’s palsy in 2005 - with this video I wonder if it was Bell’s palsy or tmj that caused the Bell’s palsy… I now have full on tmj - jaw and teeth pushed to one side, eye nerves twitches (with Bell’s palsy -eyes watered, couldn’t smile without eye closing, face drooped), blurred vision, glasses for the last 4 years, restricted movement in upper lip, etc… this explained a lot. I have been doing your exercises for the past 4 months and have seen great improvement! I know having assistance with dental services would push me further into success but don’t have insurance, so I am thankful you are here to offer this information. I will keep it up!

Wow! Some months ago I started having horrible pain behind my left eye, which then spread to my cheek, and would give me horrible migraines. At first I thought I was going blind or something but when I started feeling tingling and numbness plus swelling I realized it was probably my tmd acting up. Thank you for this, it helped me understand one of my worst episodes.

I started having issues due to dental work made on a bad bite...my dentist completely ignored my symptoms, told me to relax, told me I have an ear infection. I went to multiple specialists and they all told me to go to an orthodontist as the cause is local ( face tingling and numbness, eye pain, headache). I finnally got confirmation that my issues are due to the TMJ and have a plan..I spent two years and a ton of money on dental work that caused more issues than I could have had without it. The lesson for me is..do your own research, look for good doctors, ask for more opinions. If your dentist or dismisses your issue, change them immediately! A surgeon who specializes in TMJ confirmed me in 10 minutes that this was the cause. Be careful...our bodies are complex and we need to take good care of ourselves and be vigilant.

Sometimes i have weird sensation and pressure around my left eye, that comes and goes, then it disappears even for months. Also have left temple pain, and some ear pain too. I'm grinding my teeth a lot. After watching this it all makes sense now.. Thank you for this information!

very well explained, all the years had mistaken TMJ for sinus and had hell daily, i have improper bitining issue on left side, sinus issue on left side, gum pain and tooth ache and nose block and headache and pain behind eyes all these come same time and always together, got answers now, sadly dont have TMJD docs like you in my region, but your vids will help

RDH/Myo Therapist here: Again, a Great video! Thank you for including the possibility of a Retinal Detachment! I recently had one, and was able to get immediate surgery, which saved my vision. Time is critical, as you know! Thanks again!

I've had horrible TMJ throughout my entire life. Loud cracking and popping from both sides of my jaw, 90% hearing loss in left ear, ear fullness/pain, and about a year ago my vision went blurry and my eyes are severely sensitive to light and have stayed this way since. I know TMJ can cause alot of issues as I study my health issues very in depth but this is the first time I've seen it could cause eye issues. Do you know any good Ortho doctors from Indiana? I'm so glad I found your channel Priya! Thank you for all your videos ❤️

you make awesome videos. so helpful n informative. i sent this video to a family member who experiences some of these symptoms you are talking about.

I was having a severe pain in my jaw area and had headache and eye problems just like you said....and I thought that my wisdom teeth are causing the pain...so I went to the dentist and without any proper examination he removed both of my left side wisdom teeth....but the pain didn't stoped...but it bacame worse....then I did some googling and found this video and about this TMJ disorder..... thanks to you Mam for the information...now I'll have a proper treatment regarding my pain....and rip my perfectly normal wisdom teeth

Hello I’m a new subscriber here,I’m so thankful that I watched your videos it helped a lot for me about the information,and the exercises,I have a TMJD since 12 years old and I’m 51 years old now, I never had a chance to know earlier bcoz of some circumstances..I’m already @ my 50 when I knew that I had this TMJD..I wish I can find a good Chiropractor clinic in the Philippines that really cares about my problem..

Pain behind eye.. and lil dry and teary.. but most of the doctors says that it is due to thyroid too..plz tell Abt thyroid too...ask another doctor to talk about thyroid and tmjd differences... So, 🤔🤔 confusion is finish up.. Bless alwayz Great info u gv.. The sweet Priya mistri..at least comment to all ur viewers which is really gud thing...

Thanks a lot, i changed my specs twice and could not figure why there was so much pain in my eyes and head. Im going to the doctor tomorrow.

thanks for the interesting video i have Blurred vision and floater and terrible headaches somedays.

I have always suffered sinusitis and rhinitis, blocked eustachan tube, cracking, pressure and ear pain, but 2 years ago i started having pins n k needles in my, lip, face and head on left side after a tooth extraction, my dentist sent me to the dental hospital and they suspected damage to my trigeminal nerve, had a MRI which showed no damage but a Macro adenoma tumour on my pituitary glad. Im now in the process of heading for surgery to eventually have it out, I have been having migraine with aura and nasal and ear, eye strange sensations, my nero surgeon dosnt think its the tumour but issues in the nose/sinuses ect.. So will see ENT before having tumour out, complicated stuff I know but all this has been driving me crazy😢

Absolutely brilliant video doc. Will be so helpful to many people

My brother's jaw started clicking when his wisdom teeth became impacted. He woke up one night 10yrs ago with permanent tinnitus and eye floaters. His floaters have gotten slowly worse over the years to the point he has loads of them. He read online that TMJ can cause eye floaters but an optician has told him TMJ can't do that. He also sometimes has blurred vision, blue entopic field phenomena, and light sensitivity. His floaters are stringy and float around and don't really impact him from doing anything. But every now and then he will see dark and translucent spots that can block text when reading and stuff like that. He says when he gets this he will look at a white background or a light source and blink to see them floating around. After a minute or two they fade away. And in the summer when he catches light reflecting off say cars and windows, the black spots can glow orange. He's done tests to see which eye these black and glowing shapes are in when they appear and the exact same shape or shapes can float between both eyes. This indicates to us that these shapes are indeed all down to TMJ. Because how would the exact same shapes be able to float from one eye to another like that. He will close one eye and blink while looking at a plain wall and see a black or glowing shape. Then switch and do the other eye and the exact same shape will then be in the other eye too. And after a minute or two, they vanish. He will also see an afterimage of bright light sources. He looked at the LED light in our fish tank last night and he could then see an afterimage of that light in his vision for 5 minutes afterward. He's not had his wisdom teeth removed as they are close to the nerves and he fears all the complications from that. I've told him to go for a coronoctomy and have the tops of the teeth taken off and leave the roots in.

You are so knowledgeable! I wrote a novel in the comments under one of your other videos, I have TMJD, TN, ON, fibromyalgia etc that worsened after a failed brain surgery at Duke. I’m so glad you mentioned eye issues. Flashing lights hitting my left eye (left jaw joint has the biggest mess) can trigger shocks in my eye and or migraines! Could this be from the TMD alone or is it more likely related to the occipital neuralgia? I really appreciate your videos, so wish I lived closer so I could see you! I’m in NC.

Your channel is proving to be a life line for me. Can you recommend an expert in the UK?

TMD causes the following eye symptoms according to NCBI: 1. Eye Pain or Pressure (behind, around or under) 2. Blurry Vision (put stress on the Ciliary Muscle or due to bad signal sent eyeball itself due to muscle and nerves inflammation) 3. Photophobia (due to over stimulation of the Trigeminal Nerve) + Lacrimation 4. Eye Strain ( Stress on the Ophthalmic Branch of Trigeminal Nerve) 5. Floaters (Some muscle or irritation affecting the eyeball by putting stress from outside) 6. Strabismus (Rectus muscle inflammation or loss) + Trochleitis 7. Visual Snow Syndrome (Rare but it happens in 2% of TMD Patients especially if Tinnitus is present) 8 . Increase IOP (in some patients) - Ocular Hypertension (IOP is slightly higher than 21 mm Hg but less than 28 mm Hg) or Glaucoma (is a very rare Complication 1% especially if the optic nerve is weak and have a big CDR more than 0.8 Cup-to-disk-ration)

Thank you for the free information you share here. I so wish I lived closer enough to have you as a care provider. Do you know anyone in central Ohio who would be a good medical resource? My dentist just gave me a bite guard (which does help some) and told me to go the chiro (which also helps some). But it's still very painful and I believe causes some of my headaches.

I have so much pressure in one eye. I have 3 total symptoms all left side of head, face.

Thank u so much doctor . Now I am aware why I was given glasses as it was due to my TMJ jaw lock problem

TMJ can definitely cause eye strain and blurred vision, need to check if there is any nerve compression as well in the neck as all that can be interrelated.

Last month I consulted for eye twitching muscle spasm now this video is helpful to know the cause thanks and regards

i have no much pain..but too much poping and crackling sound from neck and from my eyes..my eyes poping after that i feel pressure in eyes with gluid behind it...cracking sounds from back of skull...how it can be treated madam

We need you over in the uk

Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant

I have severe eye drooping I’m certain I have temporal tendinitis, TMD causing TN and changes in my vision. It’s very difficult to find a doctor that would listen. They want to fix the drooping eye but not the cause. Very frustrating. Your videos as AMAZING!!

Have everything you mentioned about and my doctors aren't doing anything about it. I even went to OHSU and got no support. Please help me. I'm in Eugene Oregon but only have OHP and medicare. I seriously need help 😞 and I am disabled please contact me

That’s Wild I Had All These Symptoms

Please make a video about tmj and neck pain )because it’s somehow connected ,and it’s should be treated during wearing splint

Can chronic severe pressure sensation inside the very top of the head be caused by a TMJ disorder? When I say "the very top of the head", I am referring to the region, for example, where "male pattern baldness" occurs on a lot of a men. Another example would be where a mohawk hairstyle would be on the top of the head.

Hi Madam Is Dry Eyes associated with TMJ disorder. Nice to follow your videos. Very Informative & Practical. Thanks

Problem with TMJD is that it is oftentimes a multi-system problem. There's no silver bullet in terms of treatment.

my left eye has been tearing around the same time i started getting tmd symptoms, eye doctor thought it was a tear duct blockage maybe but treatment hasn't helped. getting my tmd specialist to send a cbct scan to a radiologist to confirm though.

How about that occasional double vision when you bend your head

Hi, I have had problems with my TMJ for 12 years now. 2 years ago my joints were replaced, I am still swollen and in pain everyday, and no one can figure out why.

I took a bad fall down my stairs a year ago. I didn’t hit my head, but I did have a whiplash type injury. Later that day I noticed my left eye was blurry and I felt tension between my eyes like they weren’t aligning. The next day horrible face pain, jaw pain, neck and shoulder pain started. I’ve been struggling ever since with this pain. I was diagnosed with divergence excess and accommodative insufficiency and started vision therapy. I’m having such a hard time figuring out if my eye is causing my visual problems or if tmj might be causing my eye issues. My face muscles on that side of my face are so tight and so painful ALL the time.

I live in Manitoba Canada and i am desperate for some help. What type of doctor should i see? I have all these symptoms.

I have experienced visual auras a few times and I have TMD syndrome, tinnitus, pain around jaw,ear,cheek. The visual auras usually accompany migrain headache, but mine are “silent” without the migrain headache. This is an interesting connection perhaps.

I still wish u could come to Australia to fix my severe symptoms of TMJ.....only for covid at moment as you definitely know your stuff. 8mths on and still no help and now where we live been in lockdown for 8 weeks soon. Wish I could just get better for my kiddies. When you say it affects the whole body yes it does as still dizziness, brain fog, vision + hearing issues and pain jaw and neck. And still struggling walk due to balance off. If one of my ears (left side) is popping after I talk or hear loud noise can this be due to TMJ

I literally experience all the eye symptoms you have mentioned and they have caused me so much anxiety and distress especially the eye floaters. Will the floaters disappear with TMD treatment? I also developed TMD after braces treatment. Can this be referred? Thank you so much for helping us understand the condition better x

I just started with the anterior repositioning splint for my TMJ and my TMJ issues have reduced a little bit but after using the splint I have severe eye strain on one side that I'm not able to wear it regularly. If i don't wear the splint my TMJ symptoms flare up and if I wear it my eye strains a lot and pains . Any suggestions

Dr.Priya, I always enjoy watching your educational and informative Videos. You have done a excellent job on explaining Eye related symptoms and TMJD. I have a floater problem so what should I do ?

I was wondering if you had any patients experience popping or clicking when moving their head up or down in the greater occipital cortex region.

Dear Dr. Priya,many thanks for these great informative videos. When you say “muscles become disfunctional”, do you mean due to muscle stiffness or another kind of disfunction which will last forever even trying to correct TMJD using for example an oral splint/orthotic device? Thank you for your time

My neck gets sore and sometimes I can't move it and I can't sleep! My eyes starting to float, my head, my ear start to get sore too ! I'm tired of taking Tylenol but I have to because it's so sore!

Doctor, does after the cirurgery my eye will go back to normal? I mean the TMJ cirurgy.

The stretch helped but my teen braces caused my issues, ortho refuses to acknowledge that.

PLEASE,PLEASE,PLEASE can you help ? I have advance arthritis in both TM joints with breakdown but no displacement. The SEVERE pain behind, above and below my left eye is unbearably excruciating and the TMJ doc is telling me it is not caused by the TMJD. All the months of PT and splint with no pain relief. Steroids worked great but they won't put me on them. ANY IDEAS? THANKS!

The eye watering is the worst!! My tmj pain is gone after surgical removal of 2 molars but the tension is still there cus my neck!! Omg and my eyes it's terrible 😭😭

Can you please explain why floaters would be related? Thanks

well explained Dr Priya, what are the treatments for TMJD generally? are you IN origin btw?

I had smile direct club back in 2018 and it royally messed up my jaw. Fast forward to last july I started getting pressure in my forehead and my vision changed. I've had an MRI, CT, went to a neurologist, ENT, chiropractor, blood work, you name it I've done it. In the past 8 months or so my jaw has gotten really bad. The popping is happening everyday and my jaw constantly locks up. If I try to force it open I feel like I would break my jaw. I'm literally out of options here but the vision and head pressure is all day every day. Even though the what I think is TMJ started 2 years before I had these symptoms, could it still be a reason for how I feel? Thanks!

Medial and lateral and my neck muscles that attach to my center chest pain. Can this also cause dry eyes or purple lines right underneath your eyes? My eye doc said it might be sjorgens syndrome but I have tested 2x negative. You provide so much information!!

Hi Doc. Been wearing splint for 5 months. Unfortunately I didn't notice any improvements, instead I have been experiencing sharp pains on my TMJ(left side only). What is your assessment on this?

When I bite down my actual eyeball moves downward. No one seems to understand what I have so I'm seeing a doctor for it:(

Hi Dr I have all symptoms for this: spasm, photophobia, pain around and behind the eye. I would like to go to your office to get treatment, but I live in VA. I have scheduled an appointment with a local Dr, what is this condition called? or what should I tell the doctor?

In that last example you've given, I have a question doc, mine started with tmj problem with blurred vision. I have seen opthalmologist and was recommended to have a glasses and now wearing them for more than 10 years now. Is it possible that my blurred vision will go away or get back to normal if my tmj problem(most esp the clicking) will be fixed? I go every 2-3years to have my eyes checked but its increasing, also I have astigmatism. If only I knew I should have seek out a tmj dentist instead.

Would TMJ disorder disrupt blood flow to the superficial arteries in the temple?..

What is eye symptoms

Yes my eye getting hurt from back side very badly , it hurt like it gonna kill my eye

So if my tmd fixed. . Can floaters go away?

Jennifer forwent the glasses 👓 and got herself a new ophthalmologist 🤣😂🤣

I'm having temporal muscle pain on left side of my head ,Pain behind and around the eyes . I'm having class 3 malocclusion and posterior cross bite.Will these are the causes of my pain. Orthodondist have told me that I may require orthognathic surgery to correct it.Could the pain be cured after correcting my bite through surgery.Please reply 🙏🏻

Thank you for educating us, what about constant dry sniffing. Also what if one side of the lower jaw is a little shorter than the other, can this cause a cross bite on the other side maybe from pulling on the shorter end

Hi, my name Nadya, I am saffering from Tmjd almost 5 years, a lot of simptoms, I have arthritis TMJ, what do you recommend me to do, please help me

Are you currently seeing new patients? I would make the trip from Idaho to see you! I have complex TMJ issues that nobody can seem to help. Please respond :)

What therapy then ?

I had bad pain in my jaw and cheeks for around a week but soon it went away. Now the right side of my jaw makes noise when I open and close it though I’m no longer in pain. My teeth do feel more sensitive than usual as well. Could this be TMJ? I do have an over bite and crowded bottom row of teeth but it’s never affected me or gave me problems in the past and I’m 18 now!

I have been experiencing extreme dry eye, pulling, along with TMJD. Eyes drops a very temporary and dryness returns. Is there a connection or research on this matter? My Sjogrens tests are negative.

hi i have tmj disc displacement without reduction. can you say if its possible to bring back the disc into its original position and restore normal jaw function. If yes what are the available treatments. Please reply.

Have you had patients where TMJ was causing red eyes?

I have this horrible pain on one side and I'm biting inner chin the other side, it's because recently I had this wisdom teeth coming up. But I have pain from my 8th grade. Can (tmj) braces be the solution?

Upload vedios about cheek bitting

Worst thing that ever happened to me, i wish i had broken my leg instead ☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️

Wisdom teeth can cause tmjd? Cause i had wisdom teeth surgery a day ago. And all 4 wisdom teeth are extracted now. It would be a big help if you can answer me.

I got crooked teeth and a missing back molar. And bad forward head posture. I feel like its making my vision weaker. Is it the cause of it? Also, i try not to and havent been doing it lately but i have rubbed my eyes in the past when it itches. Should i be worried? Because rubbing eyes can damage vision. I just found out about this which is why i stopped.

Hi doc, does eye redness also a symptom? I have a tmd and i just notice that my eye becomes reddish at the center... And it sometimes it feels like tired and dry.. Thank you for answering..

Can only 3 months of bruxsim cause bone density loss on the face at 15 years

I have been struggling with TMD for 6+ months after an oral surgery. I’ve had an MRI and a CBCT which showed both discs are anteriorly displaced and reduce upon opening. The CBCT showed very little space between my condyles and fossas during a seated mouth closed position. What type of Orthotic would you recommend to help alleviate symptoms? Hard to find a good TMJ dr in my area (Winnipeg, Canada) and I am planning on seeing a prosthodontist soon.

You have hit it on the head with my symptoms. Watery rt eye, pain in back of eye. My dentist said tmj. Who is the best to see, a PT? Thank you. Does it go away?

As far as eye pressure goes… can TMJ cause the sort of pressure associated with glaucoma?

Hii i have swollen face swollen glands and eye floaters with watery eyes ive done mri and ct scan and they found nothing i know it is due to my misaligned bite im waiting to get my jaw aligned. Am i stuck with this forever will this resolve? I look like a completly different person

I have tmj internal dearrangement with reduction for about 1yr.im on with the treatment.but now I'm experiencing pain or pressure like on right eye brow and that area,which is constant.is this because of tmd?

How could your vision go back to normal if you have tmj?

Hi Dr. Mistry is it possible for TMJ to mimic or possibly contribute to convergence insufficiency? Or is that unlikely ?

Mam, Does myofacial release help in curing TMJ permeantly?

I skull shapes changed, now my eye getting hurt

Hi Dr. Priya, I recently got TMJ from impacted wisdom teeth that caused overcrowding. I recently started invisalign and had my wisdom teeth removed which is helping fix the TMJ. I did notice that when I am focusing with one eye on my phone and then try to focus on something far my vision it takes a bit for my focus a few seconds to clear up. My left eye which is the side where I experienced TMJ and I noticed it will drift inwards then back to center when I focus from near to far. What should I do about this? Thank you!