Eye pain from moving eyes

Els1983 · 2023-05-25T09:54:50+00:00

Hi I wanted to know if anyone has experienced this too and what the outcome was. I had this last year, only lasted a few days. The only symptom was eye pain when moving eyes left to right or up and down, but just in one eye. No blurred vision or other symptoms. Saw optician who did lots of tests and said all was fine. Now experiencing same thing again for 2 days. Pain not severe, I'm just aware of it. Waiting for optician appointment again. Obviously worried about optic neuritis and MS, could it be that?

underneaththeash · 25/05/2023 11:09

How severe on a scale of 1 to 10?

I’d try putting in some lubricating drops (dry eye drops), it may just be that there isn’t enough moisture between the lids and the cornea due to an insufficient tear layer.

if the pain isn’t severe and your vision is unaffected it’s very unlikely to be either type of optic neuritis.

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Els1983 · 25/05/2023 11:14

Pain I would say is 3 or 4 /10. However the discomfort is definitely not on the surface, feels more 'eye muscle' related if that makes sense?! So painful moving eye ball from left to right and hurts if I press gently on left eyeball

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justasking111 · 25/05/2023 11:16

Could be high pressure. Ask optician to check

msssm · 25/05/2023 11:17

@Els1983 mine felt like muscle pain but was dry eye. Drops worth a try. It was sore!

BlackInk · 26/05/2023 09:43

I sometimes get what I would describe as eyeball pain – my eyeballs ache/feel bruised when I move them and also if I press them. Usually lasts about a week at a time. My GP didn't seem to believe me that my actual eyeballs were aching. I did go to optician on one occasion and everything they checked (they were very thorough) looked ok.
Next time it happens I might try lubricating eye drops as suggested above. It doesn't feel like dry eyes but I guess it could be.

underneaththeash · 26/05/2023 13:25

justasking111 · 25/05/2023 11:16

Could be high pressure. Ask optician to check

Unless it's extremely high (in which case you'd be getting lots of other horrible symptoms), increased pressure in the eye is completely painless, which is why you don't know if you've developed glaucoma without having regular eye exams.

justasking111 · 26/05/2023 15:31

underneaththeash · 26/05/2023 13:25

Unless it's extremely high (in which case you'd be getting lots of other horrible symptoms), increased pressure in the eye is completely painless, which is why you don't know if you've developed glaucoma without having regular eye exams.

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When I got to the eye clinic my pressure was 56 they were astonished that I wasn't vomiting etc. We're all different. I was wheeled straight into surgery. We're all different.

ZittiEBuoni · 26/05/2023 15:35

I get this when my sinuses are blocked/aftermath of a cold.

underneaththeash · 26/05/2023 15:39

justasking111 · 26/05/2023 15:31

When I got to the eye clinic my pressure was 56 they were astonished that I wasn't vomiting etc. We're all different. I was wheeled straight into surgery. We're all different.

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Yes, but the OP has had a full eye exam already. They would have checked the angle too.
You must have had other symptoms apart from mild eye pain, or you wouldn’t have gone to A&E. At a pressure of 56, you must have had abnormal pupils at least, unless you had the world’s weirdest eye anatomy.

justasking111 · 26/05/2023 21:18

underneaththeash · 26/05/2023 15:39

Yes, but the OP has had a full eye exam already. They would have checked the angle too.
You must have had other symptoms apart from mild eye pain, or you wouldn’t have gone to A&E. At a pressure of 56, you must have had abnormal pupils at least, unless you had the world’s weirdest eye anatomy.

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I've been under the eye clinic for years.

underneaththeash · 26/05/2023 22:01

justasking111 · 26/05/2023 21:18

I've been under the eye clinic for years.

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Exactly - previous eye issues.

SgtBilko · 26/05/2023 22:03

Following this as I’m getting the same problem. I will try lubricating drops.

MummaRose70 · 21/07/2024 10:23

Hi, just wondered if you found a solution to this as I’ve been experiencing the same the last few weeks. Did anyone try the eye drops if this helped at all? I’ve got another eye appt in Tuesday as went to GP who couldn’t find anything wrong. But I’m suffering with left eye, behind the eye full achy pain, worse if I press on eye or move eyes up / down or screw eyes up tight. Thanks

justasking111 · 21/07/2024 11:09

MummaRose70 · 21/07/2024 10:23

Hi, just wondered if you found a solution to this as I’ve been experiencing the same the last few weeks. Did anyone try the eye drops if this helped at all? I’ve got another eye appt in Tuesday as went to GP who couldn’t find anything wrong. But I’m suffering with left eye, behind the eye full achy pain, worse if I press on eye or move eyes up / down or screw eyes up tight. Thanks

I'm really concerned about eye pressure here. The only other thing is sinus issues. When I had a cold this week I felt the pressure that I had with glaucoma and panicked a bit. But pressure was stable.