Pain in the eye occurs with burns, traumatic injuries, inflammatory diseases, allergic reactions, increased intraocular pressure (IOP). Painful sensations in the eyes may accompany neurological pathology: neuritis, neuralgia, migraine. To determine the cause of pain in the eye, biomicroscopy, non-contact tonometry, ophthalmoscopy, ultrasound, and orbital radiography are performed. Analgesics are used to relieve pain. Etiotropic treatment depends on the underlying pathology.
Article • Read more →Flickering flies before the eyes is a symptom that occurs when floating vitreal opacities appear. The main reasons: destruction of the vitreous body, detachment of the posterior hyaloid membrane (PHM), hemophthalmia, myopia, changes in blood pressure, anemia, hypovitaminosis. For diagnostics, visiometry, biomicroscopy, ultrasound of the eye, OCT, laser ophthalmoscopy, determination of dynamic light scattering and contrast sensitivity are performed. Surgical treatment is reduced to vitrectomy and YAG-laser vitreolysis.
Article • Read more →Edema of the eyes is determined with ophthalmic, some otolaryngological and somatic diseases, traumatic injuries, violations of the daily routine, contact with allergens. It is localized on the upper, lower or both eyelids, it can be one- or two-sided. More often seen better in the morning. May be accompanied by increased lacrimation, pain in the eyes, pain, redness of the skin, conjunctiva. The cause is established on the basis of the data of the survey, physical examination, examination of the structures of the eye, radiography, ultrasound. Prior to diagnosis, visual rest is indicated.
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