Pain is a variable measure. Each person may interpret pain differently.
- Eye pain and other symptoms often described by those experiencing eye problems are summarized below:
- Pain in or around the eye
- Partial or complete loss of vision
- Extreme light sensitivity
- Double vision
- Halos (colored circles or halos around lights)
- New floaters (spots, strings, cobwebs, or shadows seen before the eyes)
- Limitation of normal eye movement
- Pain with movement of the eye in different directions
- Sensation of flashes or streaks of light
- Severe headache associated with eye pain
- Your doctor or an ophthalmologist may see these signs as evidence of eye problems:
- Redness of the white of the eye (conjunctiva)
- Redness that flares out and surrounds the colored part of the eye (iris)
- Irregularly shaped pupil
- Bulging or protrusion of the eye
- Swelling or redness of the surrounding eye tissue, including the eyelids
- Blood or pus inside the front of the eye (within the colored part of the eye)
- Eye discharge, excessive tearing, crusting, or eyelids stuck together (especially upon awakening)
- A scratch to the cornea or eyeball