Causes of pain in the eyes of light

1 Painful sensations

Pain sensations can become more active due to many diseases, individual features of the eye and unfavorable environmental conditions, which can negatively affect the entire condition of the child.

Photophobia is a condition that can be congenital or acquired. If an innate case is found, the eye begins to respond to artificial / daylight because there is little or no melanin in the body.

Some groups of medications may adversely affect a child's current condition. Among contraindications, one can often see a tendency to develop photophobia.

A prolonged stay in front of the PC screen in perspective can lead to developing photophobia. The reasons for this process are the constant concentration and overstrain of the shell of the eye, as a result of drying out and increasing sensitivity to wind or light.

It is advisable to note that an acute reaction in front of a bright color can be caused by a number of diseases:

1. Conjunctivitis is a flowing inflammatory process of the mucous membrane of the eye that has a temporary or chronic character.
2. Irit is a disease in which inflammation of the iris of the eye is diagnosed.
3. Diagnosis of neoplasms on the cornea.
4. Keratitis is a disease that occurs in the cornea.

If eye contact with excessively bright light( welding without special protection, looking at the sun, reflected rays from snow), you can expect headaches. In some cases, it was noted that the child's reaction to bright light may be due to glaucoma or migraine.

If bright light enters the eye, the resulting discomfort can be a natural process of adaptation to external changes. When a person leaves a dark room in conditions of strong light, then in this case he starts to squint or even block off the incoming light.

2 What should I look for?

In the vast majority of cases, hypersensitivity is considered quite normal.

If a cold has been diagnosed, a mild infectious disease or even a banal ingress of foreign bodies, local irritation of the nerves that go from the eye to the brain can occur. They send special signals, and as a result, a person starts squinting even in normal daylight conditions.

Some antibiotic and antihistamines may cause a short-term change in the sensitivity of the eye to incoming light. Such disorders can be observed in the course of infectious processes of the eye.

If a patient experiences uncomfortable sensations at the sight of bright sunlight / artificial light, then it can be said that the eyes have an increased tendency towards incoming light. With a constant wearing of sunglasses or lenses, the natural susceptibility to bright light can be reduced. This is not a danger to the patient and with time the initial level will be restored.

Light intolerance can be caused by progressive aging. In the age group "40+", there are significant changes in the eye. This process can be explained by the wear of the lens, which becomes thinner with age and becomes cloudy. The resulting light begins to dissipate incorrectly and cause uncomfortable sensations.

In some cases, you can see macular degeneration - a disorder of photosensitive cells, which under normal conditions can adapt to incoming light. Similar changes are observed in the elderly.

If a problem is found, you should immediately seek help from a doctor who can determine the true cause of the disease. Self-medication and self-diagnosis can lead to worsening of the current state.