Sudden sharp pain in the eyes may occur due to various causes and conditions either in one or both the eyes. Pink eye or conjunctivitis, stye, infection, dirty contact lenses, allergic reactions, and increase in eye pressure are the commonly and frequently encountered conditions that can cause pain in the eyes. Rest, warm compress, flushing or clearing our debris from the eyes, antibiotics, eye drops, and corticosteroids are recommended to relieve eye pain based on the underlying causes.
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What could cause severe headache and eye pain?
Query: Hello, When I see any object, I feel like I can see only half of it and after that I experience pain in the eyes. I also have severe headache soon after that. What could it be? Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. These symptoms indicate migraine headache. These vision related symptoms are present in aura (temporary visual disturbances that precede the migraine headache). The treatment of migraine headache is by use of analgesic drugs in acute episodes and by use of prophyl... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor, My vision gets blurry, especially when I look at green lights at night. I wake up with a blurry vision every day. And at times, my eyes pain and itch. Please help me. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Blurring of vision at night and morning may be because of refractive error. This requires evaluation by an ophthalmologist. The itching in the eye can be due to allergic conjunctivitis. I suggest you try using anti-allergic eye drops. Read Full »