Eye Pain
I'm experiencing symptoms of:
- Eye pain
- Foreign-body sensation
- Light sensitivity
- Redness
- Pressure around eyes
- Discharge
Please Note: If you are experiencing pain orĀ have suffered an eye injury we want to see you right away. Please call our office and we will make a same-day appointment. If our office is closed, you can find our after hours emergency number on our voicemail or you should seek care at the Emergency Room.
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The front of the eye, called to cornea, is one of the most sensitive parts of the entire body. It is laced with highly-sensitive nerves that elicit pain when touched or injured. Eye pain can be caused by a wide range of issues from infection to injury. We’ve listed a few common causes below. If you’re experiencing eye pain, please call our office and we will make a same-day appointment so that we can address the underyling issue and get you feeling better.
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Common Causes
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Corneal Abrasion
Cause: An injury to the clear tissue on the surface of the eye. This often causes significant pain and light sensitivity
Solution: The cornea is self-healing, but we often need to create a good environment for healing, including antibiotics, bandage contact lenses, and amniotic membrane allografts.
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Keratitis
Cause: Inflammation or infection of the front of the eye (cornea). Often from contact lens overwear, chronic dryness, or other sources of infection.
Solution: We must treat the underlying issue. In infections, this often requires antibiotic or antiviral medication.
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Uveitis
Cause: Inflammation inside the eye caused by injury, systemic autoimmune disease, or unknown reasons.
Solution: Treatment with steroids usually resolves Uveitis. We often run screening tests to rule out autoimmune diseases when uveitis is recurrent.
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Dry Eye
Cause: Tears are not being produced or are evaporating quickly off the eye, leaving the cornea dry and damaged.
Solution: There are numerous solutions for dry eye, both with and without the use of eye drops. Determining the underlying cause of dryness helps determine the treatment.
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Angle Closure
Cause: The eye is filled with a liquid called aqueous. When Angle Closure occurs, the aqueous cannot drain from the eye and the intraocular pressure increases.
Solution: We use a wide range of medicines and techniques to quickly lower the eye pressure in office. A simple in-office laser procedure can prevent Angle Closure from recurring.