Decreased immunity, infectious diseases are most often exacerbated during autumn and spring vitamin deficiency. Exhaustion, a feeling of constant fatigue and overwork ... These are all signs that provoke the appearance of diseases. Eye problems including. Why does the eye hurt when blinking? The causes and accompanying symptom of the disease will be described in detail in the article.
It hurts the eye when blinking
Ophthalmic diseases can provoke severe pain in one or both eyes, while often an unpleasant sensation intensifies with blinking. First of all, you need to carefully examine the eye. It may hit a foreign body. Most often this is the cause of pain during blinking. However, such a phenomenon is not uncommon. Some infectious diseases thus make themselves felt.
Pain during blinking can appear quite sharply. At the same time, a person can feel pain, hardly noticeable unpleasant sensations, and sometimes so strong that they cannot fall asleep.
The pain usually worsens after a few days. In the first day, a person feels discomfort in the eye. There is a sensation of a foreign body under the eyelid.
As symptoms: redness, hemorrhage, itching and inflammation of the mucous membrane of the eye. It is necessary to consider in more detail the causes of this phenomenon.
Causes
Why does the eye hurt when blinking? Consider the common reasons:
- Eye contact with a foreign body: small insects, eyelashes, grains of sand, etc. If the objects are relatively small, then within a few days they will come out with a tear. The inconvenience will subside. If a large object with a pointed end gets into the eye, surgical intervention is required. For example, metal shavings. Such an object may dig into the surface of the eyeball. Therefore, it must be removed by a qualified person.
- Inflammation of the conjunctiva, which is caused by bacteria, viruses and certain types of fungi. As an additional symptom, pus acts on the eye.
- Barley is characterized by pathological inflammation of the mucous membrane of the eye, swelling of the eyelid, and fever.
- Sinusitis is an inflammatory disease that affects the sinuses. Sometimes inflammation extends to the eye sockets. The patient feels discomfort in the organs of vision, with blinking, the pain intensifies.
Depending on the specific complaints of the person, the specialist prescribes a full examination in order to establish the presence of glaucoma or its absence. With this pathology, intraocular pressure always rises, so it is painful to blink.
If it hurts to blink with one eye?
If the eye hurts when blinking under the upper eyelid of one eye, then, most likely, the problem is trauma or a foreign object.
If during the examination the doctor does not find anything like this, then the reason may be hidden in an infectious disease. This phenomenon is quite rare. There are other causes of discomfort when blinking on one eye:
- ulceration of the cornea;
- astigmatism;
- inflammation of the iris;
- scleritis
- inflammatory process in the eye vessels;
- hemorrhage in the eye.
Often, pain in the eye provokes a strong wind. If the symptom does not disappear within a few days, then the reason lies in the development of the disease. The sooner it is revealed, the better. Otherwise, complications cannot be avoided.
Pressure pain
Often, unpleasant painful sensations in the eyeball can occur not only with blinking, but also with pressure on the closed eyelid. A common cause is overwork and eye fatigue. Usually this condition is diagnosed in those people who work daily behind computer monitors. In rare cases, such a violation can occur in people who incorrectly wear lenses or incorrectly selected contact optics.
Does it hurt my eyes when blinking and pressing? Such symptoms characterize a more serious cause - chronic glaucoma. This eye disease has the following symptoms:
- double vision when trying to focus on an object;
- pain when pressing on the eyeball extends to the entire surface;
- violation of color perception;
- visual impairment in the dark.
The most dangerous cause of pain during blinking and pressure may be the development of cancer. Typically, such formations appear in the back of the eyeball. In this case, the pain is constant, increases with pressure on the eyes.
If both centuries hurt when blinking?
The patient can almost always determine the localization of pain and its source. For example, he will immediately tell you where he feels pain: in the body of the eyeball or on the eyelid.
The upper and lower eyelids or the area below it can hurt when blinking in such cases:
- the appearance of barley;
- conjunctivitis;
- boils;
- erysipelatous inflammation of the skin;
- abscess
Usually, an abscess is a serious complication of the primary pathologies of the eyes (boil or carbuncle). If measures are not taken in time, then such pathological processes can lead to loss of vision and the formation of adhesions on the eye.
Conjunctivitis
Conjunctivitis is an inflammation of the mucous membrane of the eyes. Such an ophthalmic phenomenon can be caused by fungi, viruses, infection or allergies. Most often occurs during vitamin deficiency and a decrease in immunity in spring and autumn. Characteristic symptoms:
- a corner of the eye hurts when blinking;
- sensation of a foreign object;
- pain in the eye;
- burning;
- redness of the eye;
- lacrimation
- purulent discharge;
- eyelashes stick together;
- swelling of the eyelids.
This disease can go to a healthy eye.
Therefore, you need to treat both eyes at once. If the doctor diagnosed a bacterial infection, the treatment includes the use of antibacterial drops (Tobrex, Albucid). In case of viral conjunctivitis, “Phloxal”, “Oftadekom” is prescribed, and in case of allergic form of conjunctivitis - antihistamine drops “Ketotifen” or “Allergodil”.
Myositis
Myositis is a condition in which the muscles of the eyes become inflamed due to overstrain of vision, hypothermia, or with mechanical damage.
Typical symptoms: the eye turns red and hurts when blinking, swelling, eyelids hurt, headache, pupil mobility is weak.
Treatment should only be with corticosteroids. If a conservative treatment method becomes ineffective, then surgical intervention is required.
Blepharitis
Blepharitis is a chronic inflammation of the edge of the eyelids. Typical symptoms for such a pathology:
- sore eyes when blinking;
- swelling of the eye;
- redness;
- itching and burning of the skin around the eye;
- lacrimation
- crust and scales appear on the eyelids.
This disease is quite difficult to treat. That is why it is important to get rid of it in time so that the disease does not "migrate" into a chronic form.
Iridocyclitis
Does it hurt my eyes when blinking? Perhaps the cause of the pain lies in the inflammation of the iris and choroid of the eyeball. Most often, the nature of inflammation is an infection. The specific method of treatment depends on the type of pathogen. Characteristic symptoms of the disease:
- it hurts to blink;
- the shape of the pupil changes or narrows;
- lacrimation
- increased sensitivity to bright light;
- the color of the iris changes;
- visual acuity decreases;
- redness of the eye.
When pressed, severe pain is felt.
Glaucoma
This is an extremely serious ophthalmic disease that can lead to complete loss of vision.
Typical symptomatic manifestations:
- double in the eyes when trying to focus the eye on a specific subject;
- vision is blurred;
- pain when pressing on the eyeball;
- eyesight worsens in the dark.
The specific treatment method depends on the ongoing stage and type of glaucoma. Doctors often resort to surgery.
Barley
We can say that barley is a disease of one century. Usually barley affects the lower eyelid, pops up below the eye.
Typical symptoms: eye pain when blinking and pressing, swelling, redness, fever.
Barley is a purulent-inflammatory disease of the sebaceous gland, for this reason, there is a swelling of the eye with purulent contents.
It is impossible to open pus on your own in any case. Only special eye drops and ointments can help. If the treatment is carried out correctly, then the barley will disappear after 4-5 days.
Neuritis
Neuritis is an ophthalmic disease in which the optic nerve becomes inflamed.
Neuritis is characterized by only one symptom: it hurts the eye when blinking. Over time, visual acuity may decrease. In this case, a complete examination of the patient and hospitalization will be required.
Treatment
What to do if the eye hurts when blinking? When the first pain syndromes appear, immediately undergo an examination with an ophthalmologist. In rare cases, you need to consult a neurologist and a dermatologist.
Eye pain often indicates the development of neurological diseases. If a specialist in pathology has not identified, then perhaps you need to reconsider your lifestyle. Be sure to adjust your diet, eliminate bad habits and exercise. This will help strengthen your immunity.
Pain during blinking in the eyes can hurt against the background of the following diseases: sinusitis, Crohn's disease, infectious diseases (ARVI, ARI).
Discomfortable pain can not be ignored. Otherwise, a disregard for oneself can lead to complete loss of vision. Therefore, qualified medical care cannot be dispensed with. Stay alert to your health. Take care of a vital organ - your eyes.