Understanding Your eyes and its pains

When one gets a certain eye pain, they either seek medical help from their ophthalmologist or perform eye pain treatment on their own. When the eye pain subsides, though most would not bother to know the causes of the eye pain, the total well-being of their eyes and what eye pain symptoms should be treated by professionals and those that can do on their own.

Causes of eye pain are either ocular pain or orbital pain. Ocular pain comes from the other structures of the eye surface, while orbital pain is that deep, dull ache in the eye or behind it. Orbital pain is often caused by eye diseases, while ocular pain causes temporary vision impairments and sight deficiencies.

The most common ocular pain would be conjunctivitis wherein the tissue lining the inner eyelid and cornea is deprived of moisture. Also known as pinkeye, there is usually a mild eye pain in this, often followed by itching and redness due to allergic reactions.

Corneal ulcerations and abrasions in the cornea are also common causes of eye pain. The cornea, which is the transparent surface of the eye, gets abrasions from scratches due to foreign elements and lengthy use of contact lenses. Eye pain from both causes you to get that “something-in-my-eye” feeling. From infections and abrasions, corneal ulcerations then occur.

Other significant causes of eye pain are chemical burns from exposure to acidic or alkali substances, and also from flash-burns gotten from unprotected contact with intense light sources such as tanning booths and welding activities.

You must also be wary of blepharitis which causes eye pain and eyelid inflammation. This occurs when the oil glands in the eyelids are plugged. Another would be chalazion or sty, causing eye pain as well when a gland is blocked and a lump forms in the eye.

For orbital eye pain, one should see an ophthalmologist to get proper eye treatment, unlike any common eye pain; orbital pains might be signs of an eye disease.

Take note that when you experience recurring and disturbing eye pain symptoms, it could be severe glaucoma. This is caused by a heightened pressure in the intraocular (inside your eyes) that could render vision defects and sight loss. The pressure inside your eyes is usually caused by flow blockade or increased production of fluids that moisturizes the inner eye.

Other orbital pains that you should refer to your ophthalmologist would be optic neuritis where the optic nerves are swollen and sinusitis where virus or bacteria infects the sinuses. They both cause sever eye pain and should be responded with proper eye treatment, as well as other medications for local relief of related ailment. Migraines are also common causes of orbital eye pain. Other severe orbital pains are when one experiences a blow to the eye with a foreign material, a penetrating eye injury and vehicular accidents.

To end, it is best to know what your eyes are made up, how to take care of them and understand the different eye pains and eye pain symptoms. With these, you know exactly what is best to do with your own eyes.