Sore Eyes – Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment

What are the symptoms and causes of sore eyes? How do you treat this?

SORE EYES – These are the causes and symptoms of a condition called sore eyes and what is the best treatment for this?

The causes for sore eyes range from simple reasons such as dust to serious ones like glaucoma. There might also be some underlying reasons behind this that might demand attention from a doctor.

Sore Eyes
Photo lifted from Hello Doctor Philippines

There are dry sore eyes that cause a combination of dry and gritty feelings and there’s also something that is itchy and red caused by allergies and eye infections.

Pink eye is commonly characterized by pink and reddish color in the white part of the eye due to an infection or inflammation. This is contagious. Discharge in colors green, yellow, or white may also happen.

Apart from a burning sensation or itchiness, symptoms of this also include a lump in the front of your ear, light sensitivity, blurry vision, and swollen eyelids.

Accordingly, a mild case of soreness in the eyes is typically caused by irritants such as overexposure to gadgets, being overly exposed to the sun, airborne irritants, rubbing excessively, wearing contact lenses, and smoke from cigarettes.

And based on a post from Healthline, severe soreness can be a sign of the following serious conditions:

  • dry eyes
  • allergies
  • dehydration
  • conjunctivitis (pink eye)
  • blepharitis
  • iritis
  • scleritis
  • keratitis
  • uveitis
  • optic neuritis
  • blocked tear duct
  • chalazion
  • corneal abrasion
  • foreign object in the eye
  • glaucoma

There are several ways to treat this like applying a cold compress to ease the pain and swelling. Eyes drops can also help.

However, if you are experiencing something odd with your eyes, it is always best to visit your doctor about it. They will examine it and determine the right situation. You will also be given prescripted medicines that will work effectively to treat it.

Here are some tips for taking care of your eyes:

  1. Avoid rubbing it with your hands.
  2. Use sunglasses whenever you’re outside.
  3. Keep yourself hydrated.
  4. Have enough sleep and rest.
  5. Avoid gadget overexposure. Take your eyes off the screen every 20 minutes and focus them on something for 20 seconds.

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