Symptom: Eye pain

Introduction: Eye pain

Eye pain: Pain affecting the eye. See free access online books about Eye pain below. See detailed information below for a list of 203 causes of Eye pain, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Eye pain:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Eye pain. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

• Eye injury
• Eye condition
• Eye infection
• Eye inflammation
  • Conjunctivitis
  • Iritis
  • Acute iritis (see Iritis)
  • Keratitis
  • Acute keratitis
  • Uveitis
  • Scleritis
  • Episcleritis
• Fever
• Virus
• Glaucoma
• Acute glaucoma
• Eye strain
• Wrong eyeglass prescription
• Eye foreign body
  • Grit in the eye
  • Eyelash in the eye
  • Dust in the eye
  • Fragment lodged in eye - such as from power tools
• Stye
• Eye burning (see Burning eyes)
• Dry eye
• Trigeminal neuralgia
• Shingles
• Postherpetic neuralgia
• Nasal congestion

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Causes of Types of Eye pain:

Review the causes of these more specific types of Eye pain:

• Dry eye (81 causes)
• Foreign body eye sensation (10 causes)
• Sore eyes (3 causes)
• Eye discomfort (2 causes)
• Aching eyes
• Eye dryness (8 causes)

See full list of 23 types for Eye pain

Eye pain: Multiple Symptom Checker

Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Eye pain, as listed in our database. Visit the Multiple Symptoms Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.

Multiple Symptom Checker - Other Symptoms

• Eye pain: Multiple Symptom Checker

Multiple Symptom Checker Combinations

• Eye pain and Eye symptoms (115 causes)
• Eye pain and Pain (114 causes)
• Eye pain and Nerve symptoms (107 causes)
• Eye pain and Sensations (107 causes)
• Eye pain and Vision changes (89 causes)
• Eye pain and Visual problems (89 causes)
• Eye pain and Vision distortion (86 causes)
• Eye pain and Impaired vision (82 causes)
• Eye pain and Head symptoms (61 causes)
• Eye pain and Red eye (54 causes)
• Eye pain and Blurred vision (50 causes)
• Eye pain and Swelling symptoms (49 causes)
• Eye pain and Headache (42 causes)
• Eye pain and Eyelid symptoms (42 causes)
• Eye pain and Skin symptoms (39 causes)
• Eye pain and Face symptoms (37 causes)
• Eye pain and Skin problems (34 causes)
• Eye pain and Fatigue (33 causes)
• Eye pain and Blindness (31 causes)
• Eye pain and Photophobia (31 causes)

See full list of 1567 Multiple Symptom Checker combinations related to Eye pain

Home Diagnostic Testing and Eye pain

Home medical tests possibly related to Eye pain:

• Vision & Eye Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Eye Tests
  • Home Vision Tests

Causes of General Symptom Types

Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:

• Pain (2979 causes)
• Eye symptoms (2195 causes)
• Sensations (3178 causes)
• Nerve symptoms (3463 causes)
• Common symptoms (4552 causes)

Causes of Similar Symptoms to Eye pain

Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Eye pain:

• Eye discomfort (2 causes)
• Eye injury
• Blurred vision (511 causes)
• Vision changes (1312 causes)
• Eye symptoms (2195 causes)

Diagnostic Guides for Eye pain

Medical Books Excerpts Read excertps from published book sections related to Eye pain from the following published medical books for more detailed information about Eye pain. Free access (no registration): read all online diagnostic book sections about Eye pain

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Diagnostic tests for Eye pain:

Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Eye pain. Some of these are listed below :

• Physical examination
  • Visual acuity (vision testing of the eye)
  • Inspect the eye noting the nature of redness, if present. This will help delineate episcleritis, scleritis, uveitis and glaucoma
  • Look for any irregularity of the iris
  • A dilated pupil would suggest glaucoma, a small constricted pupil may suggest acute iritis

See full list of 12 diagnostic tests for Eye pain

Diagnosis Checklist: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)

During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of Eye pain. Your doctor may ask several questions when assessing your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information you can share with your doctor about your symptoms may help them with their diagnosis. Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:

• How long have you had eye pain? - to determine if acute or chronic.
• What is the severity of the pain? - e.g. eye pain from glaucoma and acute iritis is severe; conjunctivitis may cause merely a gritty irritation of the eye.
• Is there a history of eye trauma? - may indicate an intraocular foreign body from a penetrating eye injury.
• Have you had a cold or running nose recently? - may indicate viral conjunctivitis.
• Is there a history of exposure of a red discharging eye at school, work or home? - may indicate bacterial conjunctivitis.

See Diagnosis Checklist for Eye pain (16 listings)

Diagnosis Checklist: Associated symptoms your doctor may ask about (and why!)

Sometimes, other symptoms may be present and may help your doctor analyse your condition. The symptoms your doctor may ask about (in association with Eye pain) may include:

• Redness of the eye? - suggests definite eye disease such as herpes zoster, iritis, conjunctivitis, keratitis, foreign body, glaucoma, scleritis, cluster headache, cavernous sinus thrombosis or orbital cellulitis. If nil eye redness may suggest migraine, influenza, sinusitis, glaucoma, optic neuritis or retinal detachment.
• Swelling around the eye? - may suggest cavernous sinus thrombosis or herpes zoster.
• Rash around the eye? - may suggest herpes zoster infection.
• Headache? - may suggest migraine or cluster headache.
• Visual loss? - may suggest glaucoma, herpes simplex infection, iritis or corneal ulceration.

See Diagnosis Checklist for Eye pain (16 listings)

Stories from Users for Eye pain

Real-life user stories relating to Eye pain:

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• Red bloodshot eyes that hurt!
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• Very painful, itching...getting worse

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Causes of Eye pain listed in Disease Database:

Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible causes of Eye pain as a symptom include:

• Acute angle-closure glaucoma
• Amlodipine
• Basement membrane corneal dystrophy
• Bimatoprost
• Blepharitis
• Carotid-cavernous fistula
• Cavernous sinus thrombosis
• Chalazion
• Choroidal melanoma
• Cluster headache
• Cogan-Guerry map-dot-fingerprint corneal dystrophy
• Conjunctivitis
• Corneal abrasion
• Corneal foreign body
• Dacryoadenitis
• Dacryocystitis
• Dendritic ulcer
• Ectropion (eyelid)
• Endophthalmitis
• Entropion of eyelid

See full list of 203 causes of Eye pain
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Medications or substances causing Eye pain:

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Eye pain as a symptom. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

• Caramiphen and Phenylpropanolamine
• Ordrine AT Extended Release Capsule
• Rescaps-D S.R. Capsule
• Tuss-Allergine Modified T.D. Capsule
• Tuss-Genade Modified Capsule

See full list of 106 medications causing Eye pain

Organs affected by Eye pain:

The list of organs typically affected by Eye pain may include, but is not limited to:

• Eye

Detailed list of causes of Eye pain

The list below shows some of the causes of Eye pain mentioned in various sources:

• Acanthamoeba infection - severe eye pain
• Acanthamoeba infection of the eye - severe eye pain
• Acanthamoeba keratitis - severe eye pain
• Acute angle-closure glaucoma
• Acute glaucoma

See full list of 203 causes of Eye pain

How Common are these Causes of Eye pain?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Eye pain. Of the 203 causes of Eye pain that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

• 9 causes are "very common" diseases
• 7 causes are "common" diseases
• 7 causes are "uncommon" diseases
• 0 causes are "rare" diseases
• 7 causes are "very rare" diseases
• 179 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 203 causes of Eye pain

Conditions listing symptoms: Eye pain:

The following list of conditions have 'Eye pain' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

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Causes of Eye pain Based on Risk Factors

This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Eye pain based on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient: