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Eye pain and pressure

04/18/2008

Question:

I have been having on & off eye pain & pressure for some time now. I was once diagnosed with Tic Deleurou (sp?) & treated for such. Later, I was diagnosed with a seizure condition & treated with meds. I moved out of state & the neurologist here does not believe I seizures, so has taken me off my meds. I had partial loss of vision in my left eye & the eye doc sent me to a specialist who said I was fine. It seemed to come & go, but I would also have pressure & severe pain in my eye lid area. My cheek would hurt & some times my ear. The eye doc then treated me for dry eye & as long as I was adding the drops 4x day, I didn`t have the pain, but when he checked me again, he said the dry improved & only do the drops 2x day - I am back to having the pain again. Years ago when we used the old CRT monitors, I found I could not use the colors black & green - I experienced the same eye pain. Could this just eye strain? I may experience the pain after a day of computer work, but sometimes, I wait up with it. I want to make sure there is nothing we are missing & what type of doc should I be seeing? I had my dentist check my teeth (some times pain in my teeth on that side), the eye doc feels all is ok now & my reg doc did an MRI of my sinus. I also experience severe dizziness with congestion in my left ear. Any suggestions would be very helpful. Thank you.

Answer:

Please realize this website is not meant to diagnose your condition. However after reading your question, I would say that an optometrist will be just fine to follow your symptoms. If you have been diagnosed previously with ocular dryness and have used tears 4 times a day to alleviate your ocular pain, I would continue to utilize the tears at this frequency. If you are in fact reporting ocular pain upon wakening, this could signify a recurrent corneal erosion. I would advise that you visit the optometrist the morning following the incidence. I hope this helps with your questions.

Kind regards.

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Response by:

Melissa M Walters, OD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Optometry
College of Optometry
The Ohio State University