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Medical Author:

Jay Robert Woody, MD

Jay Robert Woody, MD

Dr. Jay Woody is a diplomat of the American Board of Emergency Medicine, a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Medicine and is an Attending Physician at Parkland Health and Hospital System, Children's Medical Center of Dallas as well as several other north Texas facilities. He is a well-known and widely published authority in the field of emergency medicine and the former regional medical director of a freestanding emergency medicine practice.

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Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor

Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor

Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, is a U.S. board-certified Anatomic Pathologist with subspecialty training in the fields of Experimental and Molecular Pathology. Dr. Stöppler's educational background includes a BA with Highest Distinction from the University of Virginia and an MD from the University of North Carolina. She completed residency training in Anatomic Pathology at Georgetown University followed by subspecialty fellowship training in molecular diagnostics and experimental pathology.

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Eye Pain Symptoms

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