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What Does Severe Pain In The Eyes Indicate?
Once or twice a week I wake up in the middle of the night with severe eye pain. It has happened in both eyes. It is extremely painful. Almost like I have something in my eye...or maybe all of my eye lashes turned the wrong way. My eye doctor suggested Systane drops, but the symptoms have continued intermittently. My mother and her sister both have/had glaucoma. This is concerning me.
Tue, 29 Aug 2017
get both eye examined by eye doctor. it can be foreign body or trichiasis.treatment can be recomanded after proper diagnosis glaucoma is not hereditary. however take iot and if glaucoma detected then gonioscopy water drinking test and dark room test is to be done if it is confirmed then drop tab or surgery like trabiculectomy is to be recomanded. field tracing and fundus examination is to be done.
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Welcome to HCM. I can understand that your sleep is getting disturbed due to your symptoms.Your symptoms are suggestive of Dry eye disease,and your doctor has started you with one of the best dry eye medication Systane drops,which usually relieves the pain.
I would suggest you to
1.Continue Systane eyedrops on a regular basis,every 4th hourly/if Systane Gel- atleast 3 times a day.
2.If the symptoms still persist,please make a visit to your doctor to have an assessment on the severity of your Dry eye disease and as you might need additional drops/Ointment.
3.Also,since you question the position of the eye lash,your doctor can also check on the status and do a quick outpatient procedure to get an instant relief.
4.I hope your ophthalmologist is aware of your family history of Glaucoma.If not please do update the doctor on your future visit.Usually it does not give you such intermittent pain.Since you are concerned about it, please get specific tests done for the same.
Over all,I would say do not worry as detailed examination for your Dry eye disease will give a good relief.Hope this helps.Take care.
I would suggest you to
1.Continue Systane eyedrops on a regular basis,every 4th hourly/if Systane Gel- atleast 3 times a day.
2.If the symptoms still persist,please make a visit to your doctor to have an assessment on the severity of your Dry eye disease and as you might need additional drops/Ointment.
3.Also,since you question the position of the eye lash,your doctor can also check on the status and do a quick outpatient procedure to get an instant relief.
4.I hope your ophthalmologist is aware of your family history of Glaucoma.If not please do update the doctor on your future visit.Usually it does not give you such intermittent pain.Since you are concerned about it, please get specific tests done for the same.
Over all,I would say do not worry as detailed examination for your Dry eye disease will give a good relief.Hope this helps.Take care.
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