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Medical Forum / General / Vision / June 2007Occasional Pain and Tearing Up in One Eye
Every once in a while I wake up in the morning and have a horrible intermittent pain in my left eye and my nose is running like crazy. It is always my left eye. It has a feeling like it has been scratched really bad and then every few minutes or so the pain comes in a wave and the nose starts to run. It usually goes away by noon when it happens. Any thoughts? It is my "bad" eye....I have 20/20 in my right but my left is blurry. I wear glasses for reading etc. Again, this only happens a few times a year but today it is particularly painful. It sounds like recurrent corneal erosion. Sometimes it starts as a plain old abrasion that doesn't heal well. Sometimes it's because you sleep with one eye open a little. Usually the first treatment is putting a bland ointment like Lacrilube in the lower lid at bedtime. It forms a protective layer that reduces the tendency for your upper lid to "stick" to dry corneal epithelium. There are a couple of surgical techniques that help a lot, if it's happening often. -MT > Every once in a while I wake up in the morning and have a horrible > intermittent pain in my left eye and my nose is running like crazy. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > this only happens a few times a year but today it is particularly > painful. > Sometimes it's because you sleep with one eye open a little. BINGO! I have been told this by my wife...(inherited this from my dad)...is this considered dry eye possibly? I bought a lubricant eye drop today and it helped a lot, although it still feels dry. The horrible waves of pain have gone away >> Sometimes it's because you sleep with one eye open a little. > >BINGO! I have been told this by my wife...(inherited this from my >dad)...is this considered dry eye possibly? No. It's called "lagophthalmos" and it's a CAUSE of dry eye (which, in turn, can be a cause of corneal erosions): http://www.gpnotebook.co.uk/cache/-879099837.htm You may want to look at taping it shut while you sleep AND using a preservative-free lubricant ointment at bedtime. > BINGO! I have been told this by my wife...(inherited this from my > dad)...is this considered dry eye possibly? I bought a lubricant eye > drop today and it helped a lot, although it still feels dry. The > horrible waves of pain have gone away The lube helps some after-the-fact. Ibuprofen can too (by mouth, not in the eye). But if it's nocturnal lag (lagophthalmos), prevention is the best treatment and it helps to get in the habit of using it every night, and/or taping the lid shut. -MT > Every once in a while I wake up in the morning and have a horrible > intermittent pain in my left eye and my nose is running like crazy. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > this only happens a few times a year but today it is particularly > painful. Have you had anyone check you out the day it occurs? Either a corneal problem or cluster headache. Since it goes away by noon, more likely cluster headache. http://www.clusterheadaches.com/ Dr Judy > > Every once in a while I wake up in the morning and have a horrible > > intermittent pain in my left eye and my nose is running like crazy. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Dr Judy It is certainly very UNLIKELY, cluster headaches. Clusters don't happen "Every once in a while I wake up in the morning" They would tend to happen EVERY day at the same time(s) Clusters don't last from early morning until noon. They come in groups....hence the name "cluster", but not as "every few minutes or so the pain comes in a wave" The pain lasts from 45 minutes to 3 hours. (on the rare occasion of one lasting 3 hours, the person is either in the ER by then, or on the phone with a suicide hotline. ;-( Being awakened, a teary eye, runny nose, terrible pain...all symptoms of clusters, yes. The rest doesn't add up to clusters though....thankfully, for the original author. Bobw alt.support.headaches.migraine www.clusterheadaches.com www.clusterbusters.com Dear Twinslo. Hello!! Did you try sleeping on your back. I think it is a Good habit to sleep on your Back!! Maybe that will Fixes your Problem!! > Dear Twinslo. > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Maybe that will Fixes your Problem!! I agree with MT. Sounds like classic recurrent corneal erosion. Your eyes get drier at night and the lids can actually adhere to the surface epithelium pulling some off when you first wake up and start blinking. Treat with lubricants, lubricants, lubricants. At night use a gel. > > Dear Twinslo. > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Treat with lubricants, lubricants, lubricants. At night use a gel. I would suggest having your eye doctor look at the eye during an episode and get an accurate diagnosis before self treating. Dr Judy > Every once in a while I wake up in the morning and have a horrible > intermittent pain in my left eye and my nose is running like crazy. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > this only happens a few times a year but today it is particularly > painful. sounds like you need a thorough eye exam... > Every once in a while I wake up in the morning and have a horrible > intermittent pain in my left eye and my nose is running like crazy. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > this only happens a few times a year but today it is particularly > painful. bandage contact lenses (like focus n&d) can help if it is corneal erosion, ask your eye doctor if this might be appropriate. |
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