Severe Eye Pain

Please help:  I have had eye pain in my left eye for the past three years.  Every time I saw my eye doctor I was told it was just from over wear of my contact lenses, but I hadn' worn my lenses in awhile just to see.  Then in August of last year (2008) I couldn't wear my contacts and my eyeball, yes, my eyeball, started hurting with or without lenses and I have severe pain if I put my lense in.  I have been checked for sinus issues...none, I have been checked for MS...negative, I have been checked for everything I know, and nothing is helping.  I have tried several medications and nothing.  The eye pain starts in my eyeball, hurts to move my eye around in the socket.  Then the pain goes into my eye area and can even go over my head, into my neck.  The pain then turns into a massive headache.  They are not migraines, migraine medicine doesn't work for that either.  I have taken Lyrica, Carbatrol, Tramadol for pain, Aleve, You name it...I've tried it.  THe pain is now 24/7 and I would rather have no eyeball at this moment, than have this pain all the time.  I have seen three eye doctors, a sinus specialist and a neurologist.  Please, if anyone has had these symptoms or knows of anything, please help.  I am at my wits end and just want to have my eye back to normal.

Thank you so much,
Holly

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

Use the search feature and archives to read about "recurrent corneal erosions".

See an Eye MD ophthalmologist, ideally a corneal specialist. Tell him you think you may have recurrent corneal erosions or a superficial corneal dystrophy. Be sure the eye MD sees you BEFORE the staff puts in any eyedrops. Find one near you at www.aao.org

JCH MD

[HollyW]

Thank you so much!  I see a nuerologist who specializes in Treigeminal Nueralgia on Monday, whom I was referred to by my eye doctor.  During this time, I will be searching for what you suggest.  Thank you!

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

Sounds like a good plan.
JCH MD

[Davidnotdave]

Hi Holly,
I have suffered with dreadful pain around my right eye since I was 11 - I'm now 40 - the only thing that had helped me is acupunture.Pain killers made it worse and doctors seemed unable to help me. I felt like you, wanting to pull my eye out and acupunture has really helped to lessen the pain to a bearable level.I hope this helps. Good luck.
David x

[Aerilu]

Yeah I'm having the same problem, but there is like a spec of a red dot right where the beginning of my top eyelid is.It kinda resembles the little red veins in your eyes, but it wont go away. It was being irritated too much for me to sleep. So I put a wet washcloth on it last night. It was really cold so it felt better. It feels alot better when I have contacts in. This is the 3rd day it's been like this. I'm 14.. what do I do??

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

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