Search
eye pain (ocular pain, orbital pain)
Etiology:
1) ocular pain
a) corneal abrasions, corneal ulcerations
b) chemical burns, flash burns from intense light sources
c) conjunctivitis
d) blepharitis
e) dry eye
f) chalazion causes eye pain from local irritation
g) foreign body
2) orbital pain
a) angle-closure glaucoma
b) iritis
c) optic neuritis
d) sinusitis
e) migraine
f) trauma
1] penetrating injury to the eye
2] blunt injury, i.e. motor vehicle collisions
Physical examination:
- inspection of the eye
- visual fields
- pupillary reaction to light
Special laboratory:
- ophthalmoscopy
- tonometry
- slit lamp examination
Management:
- flush eye with water
- see specific etiology
Related
eye
red eye (pink eye, ocular erythema)
Specific
periorbital pain
retro-orbital pain
General
pain [odyn-]
References
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, 18.
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998, 2018.
- emedicinehealth: Eye pain
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/eye_pain/article_em.htm