Eye Becomes Dry I Had A Pain In Back Side

Posted on Mon, 22 Oct 2018

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Question : Eye becomes dry

i had a pain in back side of eye , is it due to eye problem

Please suggest

Answered by Dr. Remy Koshy (35 minutes later)

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Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to "Ask A Doctor"

I have gone through your brief query and before I can guide you any further, I would like to know a few related details:

- How long since do you have this symptom?
- Any associated symptoms like itching, redness, blurry vision, a feeling of something in your eye etc?
- Does the symptom relieve on applying refresh tear drops?

Ideally artificial tear drops should provide essential relief. Persistence of symptoms should be evaluated with necessary eye exam and tests to determine the quality of the tears. Also substituting tear drops with ointments should provide relief for longer periods of time.

I hope this helps,

Please feel free to discuss further,

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Remy Koshy

Follow up: Dr. Remy Koshy (3 minutes later)

Thanks for reply

- How long since do you have this symptom?

06 months
- Any associated symptoms like itching, redness, blurry vision, a feeling of
something in your eye etc?

Pain behind eye, light sensitive

- Does the symptom relieve on applying refresh tear drops?

Sometimes.

Answered by Dr. Remy Koshy (19 hours later)

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Detailed Answer:
Hello again,
Thanks for writing back,

Sorry for the inadvertent delay in writing back,

From the details that you have provided, you seem to have a dry eye syndrome. I would suggest you to do the following:

- Like I said earlier, a comprehensive approach including eye exam, tear quality tests and some basic investigations to determine the exact cause has to be done. I would suggest you too consult with an ophthalmologist in your area.
- Your doctor may prescribe you with various drugs directed to treat the associated symptoms.
- You may discuss the need for substituting the eye drops for ointments.

Meanwhile, take fish liver oil capsules daily, as this is known to increase the viscosity of the tears produced.
Also consume foods rich in fatty acids like salmon and sardines.

I hope this helps,

Please feel free to discuss further,

Regards

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Remy Koshy