Common eye problems > Pain in the eyes

Pain in the eyes (pain, which has not been caused by an injury) can be described as burning, pulsing, pressure or stinging feeling in the eye surrounding. You can also have a feeling of a foreign object in the eye. Pain in the eyes, even though it is not taken in very seriously, can be a significant symptom of something much more severe. This means, that if the eye pain keeps coming back or persists for a longer time, it would be useful to visit a physician.

It is important to describe type of the pain in detail to enable further examination, which could detect more serious health condition. There can be many reasons for eye pain. In general, if the pain is permanent, strong or is combined with lower visual acuity, it is necessary to seek professional medical help as fast as possible.

The most common reason for eye pain is a simple fatigue. Nowadays the demands on sight to short and middle distance are very high. The load on eyes is very high mainly with people of 40 years and above. If you are a type of person, who works with computer more than 8 hours a day, sooner or later you will not be able to avoid these problems any more. The consequences of fatigue can be not only pain in the eyes, but also headache and back pain.

Also if you wear prescription eyeglasses or contact lenses and your correction is not set adequate, the results can be eye pain, headache but also dizziness.

Some other conditions, which can be caused by eye pain:

• Eye infection (mostly infection of conjunctiva or eyelids)
• Complication with contact lenses
• Infections
• Allergies
• Sinuses problems
• Headache, migraines
• Viral infections
• Raised intraocular pressure
• Dry eye