Introduction Headaches are one of the most common clinical pictures in everyday practice. Chronic headaches also occur frequently in the population. The pain can be present in very different regions of the head. The pain often drags behind one or both eyes, sometimes it is less dragging than localized. Pain as a leading symptom Pain … Pain behind the eye
Introduction The eyelid, as the skin surrounding the eye, serves both to protect the eye with eyelashes and to moisturize the eye with glands located there. Pain in the eyelid is often due to inflammation. On the one hand, the sebaceous glands can be affected if they become clogged, but bacterial infections of the eyelid … Pain of the eyelid
Associated symptoms The blink is a reflex that occurs unnoticed and involuntarily. By means of the eyelid closure reflex, the tear fluid from the lacrimal gland is distributed throughout the entire eye, thus protecting the eye from dirt and dehydration. Pain when blinking often occurs during acute inflammation, which can make eyelid closure uncomfortable and … Associated symptoms | Pain of the eyelid
Definition The pain over the eye can be punctual or spread to the wider facial area and radiate to the forehead, jaw or ears. This pain can occur in connection with an eye disease or independently of it. They can be short-term or long-term. The severity and quality can vary greatly depending on the cause. … Pain over the eye
Associated symptoms Depending on the cause of the pain over the eye, accompanying symptoms of various kinds can be caused. In the case of sinusitis, nasal secretion and olfactory disorders may also occur. A migraine can be accompanied by pain over the eye, light shyness, nausea and vomiting. In addition, so-called short-term visual field failures, … Associated symptoms | Pain over the eye
Diagnosis If pain over the eye persists for a longer period of time or occurs repeatedly, a visit to a doctor is recommended. The doctor will ask the person concerned in a targeted manner, including current complaints, medication intake and current changes and incidents. He looks at the eye area as well as the face … Diagnosis | Pain over the eye
Duration The duration of the pain over the eye depends on the cause. Pain due to stress, in the form of tension headache, decreases when the circumstances change. Pain over the eye due to infections is decreasing in the healing process parallel to the other complaints. Rarer, but more serious eye and head diseases are … Duration | Pain over the eye
Introduction Pain in the eye socket is a symptom that can occur in a variety of diseases. It is a rather unspecific phenomenon and can have various causes. Frequently, structures outside the orbit are also affected. These are usually harmless causes such as flu, and dental problems can also cause pain in the orbit. There … Pain in the eye socket
Nasal bone/nasal root Another cause of pain in the eye socket is found on the nasal bone or root of the nose. This is the so-called nasociliary neuralgia. A neuralgia is a form of nerve pain in which pain is caused by simple touch or even at complete rest. In this case the nasociliary nerve … Nasal bone/nasal root | Pain in the eye socket
Tooth In some cases, problems in the dental area can cause pain in the eye socket. For example, inflammation or injury to nerves may partially radiate into the eye socket. A common cause of pain in the orbit, which is caused by a tooth, is inflammation of the root of the tooth. Unlike caries, the … Tooth | Pain in the eye socket
Temple/Forhead Pain in the area of the eye socket can also be related to processes in the area of the forehead or temple.Here, an inflammation of the paranasal sinus in the forehead (sinus frontalis) is in the foreground; headaches can also cause pain in the orbit, temple and forehead. Causes: The most likely cause of … Temple/Forhead | Pain in the eye socket
Prognosis Pain in the eye socket is in most cases harmless and only a secondary symptom of another disease mentioned above. If the cause is treated, the pain in the orbit also disappears. Only in rare cases, such as an abscess in the jaw or sinusitis spreading to the eye, should the utmost caution be … Prognosis | Pain in the eye socket
