Feels like something in my eye

[Four Eyes]

    This usually does nor come on immediately. It happens when I am using the computer, and sometimes when driving, watching a video or reading for extended periods of time.
    My ophthalmologist has diagnosed dry eye and prescribed artificial tears, but I am skeptical. It is only in the left eye and only when I focus. I can eliminate the problem by wearing an eye patch. Can you imagine what my employer would say first day on the job? Ho, Ho and a Bottle of Rum!
    There is a test for dry eye called the Schirmer test, among others. Might want to take this to rule it out. Don't know if there is a test for eye muscle fatigue, which is more what I suspect. Another physician (not an ophthalmologist) suggested the possibility of a nerve (leading to the eye) problem which could be detected by an MRI, if nothing else makes sense.
    Has anyone experienced this? If in the affirmative, what was your diagnosis and how did you get rid of the problem?
    I am thinking disability and/or workers comp (computer vision syndrome - CVS). Anyone would be crazy not to avoid additional pain, which could morph into permanent, 24-hour pain for the remainder of one's life. This might be worse than going blind.

[quilter94]

my dr told me the after cataract surgery that i had a floater. the spot
appears to be a greasy film. it is driving me crazy. i have been to 2 drs and both said the same. has anyone had this problem?

[IQueenK2312]

Mine is in my left eye too. It seems to get REALLY irritated at work and in places that have bright lights. It almost feels like I am being poked in the far corner of my eye.

[ciarrap]

Has anyone found out what this problem is? I have the same issue with my left ye which started a month ago, it comes and it goes. but i just noticed it usually is worse when i am at work and looking at the ocmputer. when i'm relaxed, it goes away. i get little styes in my eyes once in a while but i don't think it is what causes this feeling.

[Leaaa]

same problem here, even in my left eye.  Started back in November and I thought maybe something got behind my eye, like a cat hair or something... but it is now close to February.  It is a rarity that I go through the day without having a problem.  If it is not a nagging little something, it is a crying please get out of my eye kind of thing.  My patience is getting thin..

I have a doctors appointment in two weeks.  I'm hoping for a fast solution.

I wish some of the above posters would write a follow-up to know if they've found what it was and what they had to do  To solve it.

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

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[nychellay]

I thought I was the only one. I had cataract surgery when I was a baby and I am 25 years old, still dealing with the same issue. When I went to two different doctors, they pretty much treated me as if I didn't know what I was talking about, said there was nothing wrong, gave me eye drops, sent me home, and I felt like my visits were in vain. money wasted obviously, nothing helps!
I even looked in the mirror, stuck my finger in my eye, but no matter what, still feels like something is on my eye. Every time I blink, it hurts, and I just want to cry.