What is this Eye Pain? (1 Viewer)

[RUSF18]

Any EyeGuys here?

Yesterday I noticed my left eye was much more red than usual (pretty strong seasonal allergies, itching/redness is standard). No discomfort at the time, but by later in the night, especially when the drinks from dinner were wearing off, I started getting a consistent dull pain in the eye. I was able to sleep for a couple hours but the pain woke me up at 2am and here I am since.

The pain is worse with my eye closed than open, and when keeping it open, it's watering like all hell, as of I was crying. I've tried flushing it with cold water, and there's some temporary relief, but then it's right back. If I had to pinpoint it, I'd say the pain is above and to the left of the pupil.

Scheduled an appt with my eye doc in a few days but wondering if I can get an amateur diagnosis here.

PS...had an eye exam about 6 weeks ago, no issues.

PPS...I checked my junk on my own, reasonably sure it's not ball cancer.

 

[Baloney Sandwich]

Been with any skanks lately where you went raw dog? Sounds like you got the clap.

 

[icecat4270]

Sounds similar to when I had a minor infection. I was also very sensitive to light. Got some eye drops from the doctor and it cleared up pretty quickly.

 

[Rayderr]

eye ball cancer.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Eye eating parasite

http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/contact-lens-parasite-ate-my-eyeball

 

[sports_fan]

Eye eating parasite

http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/contact-lens-parasite-ate-my-eyeball

This is probably it. Saw this video on reddit about greenland sharks. They get these parasites on their tales that slowly work their way up the the eyes and each the flesh.

Are you 100+ years old and have you been swimming been spending an unusual amount of time swimming in icy waters recently?

 

[Mad Cow]

Are you a contact lens wearer?

If so, do you sleep in your lenses?

Is the eye more light sensitive than usual?

Any goop or discharge?

Any pain on eye movement?

Fwiw I would get in to your eye care prof asap. I make certain I see any patient with eye pain the same day regardless of my schedule.

 

[comfortably numb]

Nut sacks to the eye lately?

Sounds like an infection.

Would also try the drops.

 

[Bucky86]

Sounds like Simeotosis Pupilsemia.

Your eye has a small tear in the back and is leaking fluid. Once the eye pressure falls enough it could quickly deflate permanently.

I'd go to the doctor ASAP.

*i made this up.

 

[RUSF18]

Are you a contact lens wearer?

If so, do you sleep in your lenses?

Is the eye more light sensitive than usual?

Any goop or discharge?

Any pain on eye movement?

Fwiw I would get in to your eye care prof asap. I make certain I see any patient with eye pain the same day regardless of my schedule.

No glasses, no contacts, no interactions with parasites to my knowledge. The discharge was just water...a lot of it.Good news is that once I was finally able to get to sleep around 5am, I woke up a couple hours later and the pain was much better. There's still some discomfort, but I'd put it at about 10% of what it was earlier. Not watering either. Going to see how it goes for the rest of the day and will make a call from there.

Thanks for the help.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

eye ball cancer.

lol

 

[Jack White]

All the good gay and cancer jokes were taken by the time I got here.

 

[Mad Cow]

Are you a contact lens wearer?

If so, do you sleep in your lenses?

Is the eye more light sensitive than usual?

Any goop or discharge?

Any pain on eye movement?

Fwiw I would get in to your eye care prof asap. I make certain I see any patient with eye pain the same day regardless of my schedule.

No glasses, no contacts, no interactions with parasites to my knowledge. The discharge was just water...a lot of it.Good news is that once I was finally able to get to sleep around 5am, I woke up a couple hours later and the pain was much better. There's still some discomfort, but I'd put it at about 10% of what it was earlier. Not watering either. Going to see how it goes for the rest of the day and will make a call from there.

Thanks for the help.

Sounds probable you had a minor scratch or abrasion, or got a mild chemical in it. If you were my patient, I'd tell you to get some preservative free artificial tears and put them in every 15 minutes or so for a day and see how it feels.

 

[Freelove]

Sounds like Simeotosis Pupilsemia.

Your eye has a small tear in the back and is leaking fluid. Once the eye pressure falls enough it could quickly deflate permanently.

I'd go to the doctor ASAP.

*i made this up.

I don't know what to believe here because I can't find the antecedent asterisk!