Suggest Treatment For Feeling Of Heaviness Around Eyes

Posted on Wed, 3 Sep 2014

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Question : Im having this feeling of heaviness or pressure around my eye areas. My optician prescribed some eye ointments for me.. But the feeling tends not to improve

Answered by Dr. Dadapeer K (5 hours later)

Brief Answer:
It can be allergy or inflammation of the eye.

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Welcome to Health care magic.

I am Dr. Dadapeer K, an ophthalmologist and I answer health problems related to eye.

I reviewed your history. It seems from the history that you are having feeling of heaviness around eyes.
This can be because of inflammation of eye lids, inflammation of eyes, dry eyes, refractive error.
Symptomatic relief can be obtained by use of artificial tears eye drops.
Please give me more details yo answer more accurately.
Do you have redness, pain, watering, itching of the eyes?
Do you have any difficulty or dimunition of vision?
Do mention the name of the eye ointment prescribed by your optometrist

Do get back to me with the details I have asked so that I can answer more accurately.

Hope the information is helpful to you.

Thank you
With regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dadapeer K (13 minutes later)

Yes i do have some slight pains as well . And itching a couple of times. Find it hard to look at computer screens or bright light which is unusual for me . Its mainly the pressure around my eyes i feel mostly which i think leads to headach. I was given two things by my optician, but they dont seem to improve my condition. I was given an eye drop called Alcon Ciloxan and i was also given an eye ointment called Chloramphenicole

Answered by Dr. Dadapeer K (40 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
It indicates eye allergy and dry eyes.

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thank you for the follow up question.

It seems from the history that you are having difficulty in viewing bright light, computer screens and itching.
These symptoms indicate allergic condition of the eyes with dry eyes.
I would like to treat these conditions with anti allergic eye drops like olopatadine and artificial tears.
Your optometrist has given antibiotic eye drops in the form of ciprofloxacin and antibiotic eye ointment in the form of chloramphenicol.

Hence I advice you to start anti allergic eye drops and artificial tears and do consult eye doctor for eye examination.

Hope the information is helpful to you.

Thank you
With regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dadapeer K (5 hours later)

This is very helpful to me . I also forgot to mention, i also have eye discharges in the morning too.

Answered by Dr. Dadapeer K (19 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
You can use antibiotic eye drops.

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thank you for the follow up question.

For eye discharge you can use antibiotic due drops prescribed by your optometrist. Otherwise continue all other eye drops as I had mentioned.

Hope the information is helpful to you.
Do write back to me for further questions.

Thank you
With regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dadapeer K (40 minutes later)

Alright thanks alot . One more question . Can i take the allergy eye drops you recomended alongside the ones my optician already prescribed or I shouod wait until I finish the ones i was given before i begin with the ones you recomended. Im supposed to stop taking the ones prescribed by my optician by Monday Next week .

Kind Regards

Answered by Dr. Dadapeer K (32 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
You can use them together.

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thank you for the follow up question.
You can start the eye drops along with the drops prescribed by your optician. You can use the use the drops for 5-7 days two tines a day. But see that before instilling eye drops together a gap of 3-5 minutes is maintained.

Hope the information is helpful to you.

Thank you
With regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dadapeer K (9 minutes later)

Thanks alot for the info. I got this other one some days ago when my condition started, but i havent opened or used it yet. The name is" Visine.A" and it says its for allergy too. Do you recommend i can use it?

Answered by Dr. Dadapeer K (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Visine A can be used.

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thank you for the follow up question.

Visine A is a antiallergic eye drops and it can be used along with the antibiotic eye drops prescribed by your optician.

Hope the information is helpful to you and I answered your questions.

Thank you
With regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dadapeer K (9 hours later)

Hello.. So sorry im back again ... I lost my eye drops today (the ones prescribed by my optician) , but I got the artificial tears and opatanol eye drops. Can I go ahead to forget the old ones and just use the ones you prescribed , if so, how do I use them ?

Would really appreciate a good advise on time .

Thanks .

Answered by Dr. Dadapeer K (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
You can use optanol and artificial tears.

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thank you for the follow up question.

You can use optanol and artificial tears eye drops. Optanol is to be used two times a day and artificial tears can be used 4-6 times a day depending on the severity.
The condition should resolve in 3-5 days and if it is not resolving do review back.

Hope the information is helpful to you.

Thank you
With regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar