Human sight is the unique greatest gift of nature. Thanks to the eyes, people have the ability to see the world, to feel its fullness. A person receives 90% of all information through the visual apparatus. But sometimes there are situations when a variety of negative effects on the eyelids occur. Eyelid diseases are most often characterized by unpleasant symptoms. In some cases, pathological changes may occur.
Why can a person’s eyes hurt ?
Eye pain is the most common complaint today. It is with such problems that patients turn to the optometrist. All people know that the eye is an important and necessary organ of the human body, and more precisely, its face. If the eyelids hurt, you should definitely consult a doctor who can accurately diagnose and prescribe the appropriate treatment.
Constant pain of the eyelid can cause erysipelas after some time. The cause of such an unpleasant situation is the progressive hemolytic staphylococcus. Pain also occurs with shingles, which is difficult to confuse with other diseases. The patient will feel severe pain in the affected areas of the skin. It can redden, swell and become covered with characteristic herpetic vesicles.
Barley and boil in the process of occurrence and development have the same or similar symptoms. Redness of the skin is observed, a painful hardening appears, and purulent contents can be found inside the swelling. The presented abscess is often localized on the upper eyelid, while causing pain not only in the affected area, but also on the scalp.
The most common diseases and causes of eye disease
Diseases of the eyelids, eyes are the
most common diseases. They can appear for various reasons.
- Diseases of the eye are cutting in nature, which often appear after intense work. Especially if the work was lengthy and associated with a computer monitor. Often dryness, redness of the eyes and burning are added to the cutting pains. If you do not seek qualified help from specialists, then in the future you may encounter a decrease in vision, the appearance of a spasm of accommodation, myopia. It becomes worse for a person when his eyelids become inflamed. Diseases of the eyelids can appear after severe spasms of the eye muscles. Diseases of a cutting nature are amenable to short-term treatment, so timely treatment to a specialist will allow a person to get rid of existing eye problems.
- Common diseases of the eyelids are severity in the forehead, orbit, and the occurrence of pressing sensations. The patient constantly wants to close his eyes and rub them with his hands. There is a visual impairment in which a person observes floating flies, sparks, various light flares in front of the eyes, they can even lead to short-term loss of vision. The reason is spasms of the vessels of the head.
- If at the same time the eye and head ache on the one hand, then the pain may have a shooting or pulsating character. Flickering spots appear before the eyes, objects are seen vaguely, it seems that everything is getting dark. There are many other symptoms. A sign of such pain is a migraine.
- Monotonous, pressing or bursting pain. A person can feel heaviness not only in the head, but also in the eyes. Often it occurs in the morning, amplifications can occur from bright light, loud sound. The provocateur is the change of weather, the use of large amounts of salt, liquid and overwork. The cause of such symptoms may be excessive accumulation of fluid in the ventricles of the brain or increased intracranial pressure.
- Diseases of the eyelids, eyes are often manifested during the progression of the infectious process of the sinuses. These include frontal sinusitis, sinusitis and sinusitis.
What are eye diseases?
Ophthalmologists determine eye diseases in patients by the symptoms that appear
in different parts of the eye. It is important to highlight several main types of diseases:
- Disorders in the lacrimal organs, which can be characterized by a variety of inflammatory processes of the lacrimal gland, sacs and other parts.
- Conjunctivitis - local inflammatory processes, in most cases are infectious. They are manifested by swelling of the mucous membranes of the inner eyelids and are accompanied by severe redness. In some cases, there is a discharge of pus.
- Diseases of the eyeball , which include disorders in the cornea, iris, sclera, vitreous, and also the retina.
- Diseases of the orbit and ocular motor apparatus.
- Common diseases of the eyelids in humans are overwhelmingly infectious.
- Disorders from the optic nerve.
Human Eyelid Disease: Barley
Probably, many people noticed a painful redness or a small abscess, which is located in the eyelashes at the initial stage of inflammation. Often it appears on the upper eyelids and has the name barley. The disease is characterized by purulent inflammatory processes of the sebaceous glands, which are located near the eyelash bulb itself or in its pouch.
Thus, the eyelid of the eye from the outside will slightly swell. A purulent tubercle and redness will appear at the site of inflammation.
How is barley manifested, what are the sensations during inflammation?
If the disease is in the early stages of development, a person may not feel much discomfort. Pain occurs when touching barley. But after some time, patients note severe itching, burning in the inflamed area, as well as quite unpleasant sensations when closing the eyelids. Diseases of the eyelids and barley can in no case be treated independently.
Doctors recommend seeking qualified help, especially at the acute stage. If you do not start drug treatment, then barley can progress for a long time. A dangerous and undesirable effect during self-treatment of barley is the squeezing of a purulent formation from a white pimple.
When the patient does not correctly manipulate the pimple and squeezing the abscess, you may encounter the spread of infection. There is a possibility that harmful microbes can enter the brain. Diseases of the eyelids, eyes are quite serious ailments that require immediate medical attention. Otherwise, the patient risks getting a complication up to meningitis, which entails a possible fatal outcome.
What can cause barley to appear on the eyelid?
Absolutely all infections can be divided into bacterial and viral. It is worth noting that barley is a bacterial infection. Often barley appears after a person has had SARS. In this case, the immunity is greatly weakened, and barley can come out. The most common and quite harmful bacteria is Staphylococcus aureus.
To determine the real cause of barley can only a qualified specialist. He will schedule the necessary tests and examinations. After which he will draw conclusions and talk about the cause of the disease.
How to treat barley?
Everyone should remember that absolutely all bacterial infections can be treated only with appropriate antibiotics. When treating barley with compresses using tea leaves, wiping with antiseptic agents, the desired effect will not be obtained. The use of tetracycline and hydrocortisone ointments will help remove redness of the eyelid, eyes. Flushing with tinctures and teas can relieve discomfort, but if it is picked up after consulting a doctor.
All ointments should be applied to the affected areas of the eyelid. In some cases, antibiotic treatment may be prescribed, which is presented in the form of drops. For example, ciprofloxacin, gentamicin, as well as many others. But you can start treatment after proper consultation with your doctor.
Barley is not the only disease that causes eyelid inflammation. After it, certain pathological changes may begin to occur, such as trichiasis, ankyloblepharon, Hunn syndrome and many others.
Allergic reactions
The eyelid can become inflamed in response to the action of allergens. The main irritants include:
- Small particles of feathers of poultry and animal hair.
- Pollen from plants.
- A variety of drugs.
- Unsuitable makeup.
- Active and aromatic substances that make up household chemicals.
Insects and ticks
Bites of mosquitoes and other stinging insects in the eye area can cause the development of strong reactions, due to which
inflammation of the eyelids of the eye appears. After an insect bite, the area around the eye can become very swollen and red. At the site of the bite, patients often experience severe itching and pain during touch.
But it is worth noting that insects can be so small that they can only be examined with a microscope. In most cases, ciliary mites become the culprits of anxiety . The presented parasites are microscopic in size, and are almost always found on human skin. When a person’s immunity weakens, then diseases of the eyelids and eyes appear. In this case, the total number of ticks begins to increase sharply. Insect secretions irritate the eyelids. Diseases of the eyelids progress quickly and are difficult to treat. Patients may feel itching on the eyelids, and the edges of the eyes look slightly swollen.
Eyelashes are a little sticky, rash, redness, and also quick fatigue of the eye are possible. Red eyelids often indicate that the body is in an inflammatory process.