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Eye ache/discomfort....possibly headaches?

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jrbball7
jrbball7

hello all,

For about a month and a half now I have been dealing with what I can describe best as a mild aching sensation from around or in one or both eyes, at first it started in my left eye but now it is solely in my right. At times my eyes feel dry but mostly it is a constant aching/headache sensation around the eyelids and eye brows. It is hard for me to distinguish if it is the actual eye or something around it. I cannot watch TV or play video games for more than a few hours as this will make it worse. I have been to the eye doctor 3 times. The first time I was diagnosed with blepharitis, which I believe to be a misdiagnosis as I had hardly any of the symptoms that accompany that. I took what they prescribed and did eye compresses and cleaning of the lids twice daily, nothing really improved. The second time I went back for a different doctor, he said no signs of blepharitis, but did a dryness test and found my right eye to be dry, which made some sense since this is where most of my pain was being felt. He said to take some OTC drops and see if that helps, I would say it has helped marginally. I went back for a third time and this time a different doc as well, he said there is nothing wrong with my eyes, clean bill of health according to him.

At this point I am wondering if it is my eyes at all or something along the lines of a headache or migraine. My eyes feel fatigued, strained, and just off, but the doctors are saying there is nothing wrong. Could it be as simple as me being allergic to my cat all of a sudden, or being sensitive to a new laundry detergent? Overall my symptoms are, consatnt headache/eye ache feeling around eyes and on eyebrow, sensitive to light, soreness, occasional dryness. No burning, not enough redness to be worrisome, no itching.

I am wondering if anyone has experienced something similar or if any direction can be provided? I have been miserable this last month and any help would be appreciated! Also forgot to mention that my rid lid is slightly lower than my left, and it sometimes causes some strange vertical light streaks when looking at light sources. These go away if I consciously raise the lid higher so that it doesn't obstruct the pupil.

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  • paige05374
    paige05374 jrbball7

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    hi,

    just to let you know your not alone . ive got dry eye ( only mild tho) i get left eye pain, headaches and Sensitive to light, my eyes go Unfocused sometimes! been checked by loads of Opticians in the last month all said my eyes are fine just have a Astigmatism in both eyes , but still didnt feel Convinced so my doctor booked me appointment with a Ophthalmologist had a OCT scan there and they said the same my eyes are fine its my anxiety doing it to my eyes . in a way i think it could be anxiety because when they say

    my eyes are fine im ok for a bit

    then next day it hits me again and im being anxious and scared thinking im going blind ! hope you feel better now

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