The eye pain, tips and advice

WHEN SHOULD YOU SEE YOUR DOCTOR?

• When you have an object lodged in your eye.

• When you receive a blow to the eye.

• When you have a deep pain, and sudden nagging in your eyes.

• When the pain is accompanied by a change in your vision, headaches, nausea or sensitivity to light.
What show symptoms

The eyes have always been recognized as the most sensitive organs of the human body. Perhaps because they are lined with pain receptors, that is to say, excessively sensitive nerve endings and are programmed to protect these vital organs. It also means that any irritation of the surface - a gust of wind cold, dry air or an eyelash embodied, for example - can stimulate these nerves transmitting pain signals to the brain. Result: your eyes sting or you feel frustrated.

Other factors may also arouse corporal receivers sensitivities. A sinus infection, for example, can cause inflammation of adjacent muscles and trigger a nagging pain, sometimes acute, behind the cavity of the eye. The simple act of turning the eyes may even be painful. 

It is ironic, but keep your eyes too immobile for a long period of time can put pressure on the muscles that keep their eyes in good position. That's why you feel vague pain around the eyes after your eyes focused on a computer screen for hours or after reading many pages of a novel large. If the light reading is low or is too strong, the eyeball could make you suffer more. In addition, wear glasses or poorly adjusted try to see through the lenses too old prescription may also put pressure on adjacent muscles.

Sometimes the pain you feel in your eyes from another body part. "What appears to be an eye pain is a headache or pain facial muscles caused by tension," said Robert E. Kalina, doctor, head of Ophthalmology at the University of Washington in Seattle.

However, if the pain is severe, that your eyes are red and your vision is blurred, you may suffer from uveitis - inflammation that attacks the pigmented part of the eye. The disease is often caused by an infection that occurred elsewhere in the body. Severe pain accompanied by other symptoms, including nausea and printing of a halo of light around are signs of glaucoma, accumulation of pressure around the eye that can lead to blindness if it remains untreated .
Symptom Relief

Any form of persistent eye pain or sudden pain of the eye requires that we consult her doctor immediately to assess and treat the earliest possible problem. In the case of uveitis, for example, you have to take anti-inflammatories to reduce the swollen tissues that form a pressure on the nerves. In the case of glaucoma, you need anti-pressure drops. Once the pressure has been brought under control, you may need laser surgery to prevent an accumulation of fluid. In the case of general pain caused by overwork or sinus infection, this is what you can do.

Keep the drops in your eyes. "If your doctor prescribes médicamentées drops to relieve pain caused by infection or any other cause, you must ensure that the drug remains in the eye and does not lag on your cheeks," said Mitchell H. Friedlaender, medical director of corneal services at the section of Ophthalmology Clinic and the Scripps Research Foundation in La Jolla, California, and co-author of 20/20: A Total Guide to Improving Your Vision and Preventing Eye Disease. Here is a good way to put drops in his eyes: tilt your head back and let fall a drop or two in your inner eyelid. Keep your eyes closed for at least two minutes. Or, you can use your finger and apply pressure in the inside corner of your eye. "This allows the drop from entering the eye and prevent it from moving into the bloodstream," said Dr. Friedlaender.
Try artificial tears to relieve scratches. "The home remedies such as artificial tears that is available in pharmacies can relieve mild eye discomfort caused by drought, cold air or pollution," said Kenneth Kauvar, doctor, assistant clinical professor of ophthalmology at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Colorado at Denver and author of Eyes Only. If your eyes sting even after two days of use of artificial tears, consult your doctor.

Take two aspirin and relax. "If you have vague pain in or around your eyes, yet it could be caused by a headache. If so, one or two aspirins every 6 to 8 hours should alleviate the problem, "said Dr. Kalina. If pain persists after two days, consult your doctor.
Rest your eyes. "In short periods of rest after prolonged periods of reading or other work which requires a concentration of eyes may be sufficient to relieve the discomfort of eyes," said EF Kauvar. Every 10 minutes or more, raise your eyes from the page or the computer screen and look toward the horizon. We must break the concentration of the eye from time to time.

Practice your eyes. "Simple exercises for the eyes can revive the tired muscles of the eye that set too long the computer screen," says James L. Cox, OD, optometrist behavior at the College of Optometry in developing the vision Bellflower, California. "Try to focus your vision on a pencil that brings you closer to your nose slowly and away thereafter. Repeat for one minute every 20 minutes, "said Dr. Cox.

Use a general lighting. "A lighting too low or too high can affect the eyes, as well as the muscles that allow the movement of your eyes in a favorable position to obtain more light," said Dr. Kauvar. The ideal is to have a soft lighting in the background and a light towards the material you are reading.

Do check your glasses. "The glasses that you slide on the nose can cause pain in the eyes. The same is true for lateral eye muscles trying to move the eye to compensate for this abnormal deviation of the eye, "said Dr. Kauvar. Your glasses should be well adjusted, an old prescription may also damage the eye. Be sure to check your vision at least once a year