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7 Year Old, Unable To Open Eyes, Sensitive Towards Light. Had Sleepless Night. Cause?
My 7 yr old woke up and could not open her eyes. There was no crust on the lids nor a noticeable reason. When I lifted her eye lid the eye were rolled back. She had not pain, but did have a sleepess night. I took her to the ER, by the time we were seen both her eyes were opened. The doctor could not find any reason why this happen. The day it happen her eyes were very sensitive to light. Is this something I should look deeper into? What would cause something like this?
Hi Dear Welcome to the HCM. Your child has developed Photophobia. Possible causes are sudden exposure of the eye to light(eye burn) Any sort of trauma to eye (scratch , minute ulcer etc) Any sort of infection in the eye, brain or meninges. Often Migraine Inflammation of Iris or other part of eye. Acute iritis or uveitis (inflammation inside eye) Burns to the eye Corneal abrasion Corneal ulcer Initial stages of glaucoma Meningitis Often Migraine headache ( in children difficult to diagnose). Many times excess use of some type of drugs. Hope the query is answered. Thanks
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7 Year Old, Unable To Open Eyes, Sensitive Towards Light. Had Sleepless Night. Cause?
Hi Dear Welcome to the HCM. Your child has developed Photophobia. Possible causes are sudden exposure of the eye to light(eye burn) Any sort of trauma to eye (scratch , minute ulcer etc) Any sort of infection in the eye, brain or meninges. Often Migraine Inflammation of Iris or other part of eye. Acute iritis or uveitis (inflammation inside eye) Burns to the eye Corneal abrasion Corneal ulcer Initial stages of glaucoma Meningitis Often Migraine headache ( in children difficult to diagnose). Many times excess use of some type of drugs. Hope the query is answered. Thanks