The eye is a very vulnerable and tender organ. Its natural protection is eyelids, lacrimal fluid and eyelashes. If you notice that your eyelid hurts, do not disregard this symptom.

Discomfort in the lower or upper eyelid can be a manifestation of a serious illness. Therefore, you need as soon as possible to contact an ophthalmologist, who will determine why the pain appeared, and prescribe a competent treatment.

Sore upper or lower eyelids: possible causes

Doctors identify the following reasons for which the upper eyelid may hurt the eyes:

There are other reasons why the eyelid hurts. Among them are sanitary and hygienic living conditions, lack of vitamins, burns, bruises, complications of wounds, chemical, mechanical or thermal effects. Also, pain may occur due to inflammation of the paranasal sinuses and the lacrimal canal.

  Soreness of the upper or lower eyelid of the eye is a symptom of such diseases:

• erysipelas;
• barley;
• shingles;
• abscess;
• phlegmon;
• conjunctivitis;
• demodicosis.

Erysipelas is caused by staphylococcus entering through injured skin. The appearance of barley provokes Staphylococcus aureus. The cause of shingles is a herpes virus infection. Most common cause  a century abscess becomes the ingress of bacteria into the wound surface of the century. Also, infection of tissues may occur with purulent processes in the sinuses.

The development of cellulitis can trigger the development of barley, ulcerative blepharitis, boils, and inflammation of the sinuses. Doctors call plant pollen and ordinary dust the most common cause of conjunctivitis. Demodecosis causes the presence of a tick in the body, which settles in the hair follicles of the eyebrows, hair and eyelashes.

In addition to these diseases, the causes of pain in the century may be hidden in such diseases as chalazion, corneal ulcer, endophthalmitis and others. To determine why the eyelid hurts, if discomfort occurs in the eye area, you should immediately contact an ophthalmologist.

Eyelid hurts eyes: drug solution

The most common disease in ophthalmology is barley.

Inflammation in the eye is suppressed with the help of such antibacterial drops:

Albucidin drops - this effective remedy  for the treatment of prevention of eye infections, the main active ingredient of which is sulfacetamide.

This drug relieves inflammation from the eyes and relieves pain. To eliminate barley with the help of Albucid, you must strictly adhere to the treatment regimen.

In order for the medication to be distributed over the inflamed area and start to act, you need to blink well. But you can not rub your eyes with a handkerchief or with your hands, as you can spread the infection. Sometimes, instillation of Albucid leads to a burning sensation or tingling in the eyes. Contraindications to the use of the drug is hypersensitivity  on its components.

Tobradex drops consist of the antibiotic Tobramycin and Dexamethasone. These two components provide an anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial effect.

Indications for use Tobradex are the following diseases:

• barley;
• conjunctivitis;
• blepharitis;
• dacryocystitis.

Before instillation, the lower eyelid is gently pulled down, after which one or two drops of the drug is injected into the conjunctival sac. After the introduction of eye drops, close and gently press with your finger on the inner corner of the eye. Tobradex is instilled four to six times a day.

  The drug can not be used in the following cases:

• eye tuberculosis;
• corneal viral diseases;
• hypersensitivity to one of the components of the drug;
• children up to eighteen;
• period of pregnancy and lactation.

Eyelid hurts eyes: how to get rid of pain at home?

Inflammation of the century can be removed by such folk remedies:

An excellent remedy for tearing eyes and inflammation of the eyelids is an aloe extract. To make it, chop one clean sheet of aloe, cover with a glass of boiled water and leave overnight. In the morning, wash your eyes with infusion. This recipe is effective in treating barley.

If the eyelid inside is sore, pour half a cup of dried cucumber skin with one hundred milliliters of boiled water. When the composition is infused and cooled, add a third of a teaspoon of baking soda. All mix and use for eye baths, as a bactericidal and anti-inflammatory agent.

You can remove inflammation in the eyes with the help of celery drops. To prepare them, pour a tablespoon of crushed plant seeds with half a cup of cold boiling water. The remedy should be infused four hours. Then strain the infusion and put a few drops in each eye. The procedure can be carried out up to four times a day.

Soreness of the eyelids will help eliminate compresses from the decoction of parsley, dill, calendula and mint. Apply to the orbit a cotton swab dipped in a warm extract of these herbs. Repeat the procedure three or four times a day.

When conjunctivitis, barley and redness of the eyes well helps infusion of white cherry flowers. Place in a thermos a tablespoon of raw materials and pour two hundred milliliters of hot boiling water. Use this decoction for lotions and eye washings.

Prevention of eye diseases

To prevent eye disease, ophthalmologists recommend the following rules:

Any diseases of the eye, the symptoms of which are pain and redness of the eyelids, are a danger to vision and require prompt and competent treatment. The disease found in the initial stages is faster and better treatable. Take care of your eyes and be healthy!

Painful sensations in the eyelids - a frequent complaint made at the reception at the ophthalmologist. Pain over or under the eyes may result from injury, inflammation, or allergies. To determine why a person's eye eyelids hurt, can only a qualified specialist after a full examination. Treatment is prescribed individually immediately after confirmation of the diagnosis.

If a patient has a swollen eyelid rather than an eyelid and an eye-orbital region, then most likely he has barley or blepharitis. Unilateral pain above the eye may indicate a migraine or frontal sinusitis. The reason are neurological disorders. People who have lower eyelid soreness suffer from blepharitis, barley, chalazion, or inflammatory diseases of the tear duct. All these diseases require immediate treatment. Therefore, a person who has an eyelid sore should go to an ophthalmologist without delay.

At the reception at the eye doctor, many patients complain that they have no reason for an eyelid sore above the eye. Along with this, puffiness, redness, swelling, photophobia and blepharospasm may appear. In some cases, the upper eyelid swells up, but it does not hurt at all. These symptoms may indicate serious illness. A person who has an eyelid sore under or above the eye may suffer from severe ophthalmologic or systemic diseases.

Photo 1. Swollen upper eyelid

When suspicious symptoms appear, many people try to treat themselves without the help of a doctor. This is a serious mistake. It should be remembered that only an ophthalmologist can make the correct diagnosis and prescribe an effective therapy. Self-medication is dangerous and leads to unpleasant complications. This includes the involvement of other parts of the eye in the pathological process and a decrease in visual acuity.

Eyelids are protection from the outside world. They shield the eyes from the environment, full of annoying factors. The eyelids protect the eyeball from dust, streaks and external bodies. Due to blink movements, they evenly distribute the tear fluid over the cornea, preventing it from drying out.

Damage of the eyelids may be combined with diseases of other structures of the eyeball: conjunctiva, cornea, lacrimal duct. In inflammation, the pathological process can gradually spread, occupying an increasing area. In rare cases, the development of iridocyclitis, uveitis, endophthalmitis.

Photo 2. Eye disease - uveitis

Causes of eyelid pain

Pain syndrome occurs in response to irritation of nerve fibers located in the eyelids. This can occur with injuries, inflammatory processes and other pathologies. The occurrence of painful sensations must be treated responsibly, since they may indicate a serious disease of the visual organ.

Photo 3. Eye injury

Reasons for which the eyelids may hurt:

• Barley. Known ophthalmic disease, which develops mainly on the background diabetes, immunodeficiency, pathology of the gastrointestinal tract. With barley, that part of the upper or lower eyelid swells and hurts, in which the formation is located. After 1-2 days, the patient notices the rod, and after another couple of days purulent contents follow from it. After that, the patient quickly goes on the mend.
• Halyazion. It is characterized by discomfort, pain, and the appearance of a mass in the upper or lower eyelid. Halyazion tightly adhered to the age of cartilage, and, unlike barley, does not pass on its own. In advanced stages of the disease, a person requires a surgical autopsy.
• Blepharitis - inflammation of the edges of the eyelids. Manifested by pain, bonding eyelashes, the presence of purulent discharge and crusts. In the morning, it is difficult for a person to open his eyes due to the sticking of the eyelids. Over time, the patient may fall out eyelashes or deform the edges of the eyelids.
• Shingles. The causative agent of the disease is the herpes zoster virus. On the skin of the forehead, upper eyelid and back of the nose bubbles of different sizes are formed with colorless and then hemorrhagic contents. After their opening remains amazed skin coveringoccupying a considerable area. The patient has an unbearable eyelid sore over one of the eyes. A remarkable feature of the disease is one-sided localization of the process.
• Small foreign particles deposited on the cornea or the inner surface of the eyelids. A person may complain about the feeling of sand and redness of the eyes, pain in the eyelids, tearing. After removal of the foreign body, the unpleasant symptoms will soon disappear.
• Injuries. In case of traumatic damage to the eyelids, the patient has pain, cramps, slight bleeding. The presence of a wound requires primary surgical treatment and (if necessary) stitching. Therefore, a person needs to go to the hospital as soon as possible.
• Conjunctivitis is an inflammation of the conjunctival membrane of the eyeball. The patient's eyes turn red, the eyelids ache, a foreign body sensation appears in the conjunctival cavity. You can suspect the disease by the characteristic complaints of the patient, the presence of pathological discharge and pronounced conjunctival edema.
• Keratitis - inflammatory diseases  cornea having an infectious or non-infectious nature. Disease is always accompanied by blepharospasm. It becomes unbearably painful for a person to press his eyes and blink; he starts to close his eyes and hide from the bright light.

Photo 4. Chalazion of the upper eyelid

Types of eyelid pain

Painful sensations in the area of ​​the eyelids may be sharp or not intense. The first ones indicate an acute inflammatory process, trauma or the presence of extraneous bodies. They can also appear with migraines and neurological disorders. Weak aching pains  They talk about chronic eyelid diseases or other problems with the visual organ.

Photo 5. Sharp pain  In eyes

Depending on the nature of the isolated types of pain:

• Cutting or piercing. Appears with acute conjunctivitis, blepharitis, keratitis, anterior uveitis. May occur during a migraine attack or acute angle-closure glaucoma. Pains of this nature should be seriously alarming, since they speak of a disease that requires immediate treatment.
• Easy throbbing. Most often, pain is localized above the eyes and in the area of ​​the temples. Observed with migraine, vascular dystonia, hypertension, fatigue, increased intracranial pressure, menopause. Together with the pulsation, flies can appear before the eyes and diplopia (double vision).
• Aching. May occur when working at a computer, prolonged visual stress, drying the surface of the eyeball (dry eye syndrome). The upper and lower eyelids of the eyes can also hurt with chronic blepharitis. In most cases, blepharitis develops against the background of uncorrected refractive errors (long-sightedness, astigmatism).
• Bursting Indicates the presence of acute inflammatory process  and accumulation of large amounts of pus. Such pain appears in frontal sinusitis (inflammation of the frontal sinus), barley, chalazion, dacryocystitis. The feeling of bursting can cause a furuncle, abscess, phlegmon of the eyelids.

A person may have a change in the eyelids, not accompanied by painful sensations. Severe swelling occurs in diseases of the cardiovascular and urinary systems. Itching, discomfort and hyperemia of the eyelids appear in allergic diseases.

Photo 6. Itchy eyes

All these edemas can be easily distinguished from inflammatory. In the absence of inflammation, the skin on the eyelids looks translucent, soft and supple. There is no purulent discharge.

Diagnosis of eyelid pain

First of all, the oculist talks with the patient and finds out how long and why he had unpleasant feelings. Then he checks the acuity and visual fields, determines the refraction, measures the intraocular pressure. If you suspect a angle-closure glaucoma, the IOP measurement is performed first.

Photo 7. Slit lamp for the diagnosis of eye diseases

After that, the doctor examines the patient in the slit lamp. This study allows him to examine in detail the structures of the eye and assess their condition. An experienced specialist can make a preliminary diagnosis after an examination. In the slit lamp you can see signs of blepharitis, barley, conjunctivitis and other diseases. If necessary, the ophthalmologist prescribes additional methods  research or refer the patient for consultation to the right specialist.

Table 1. Anomalies of the century

Treatment of eyelid pain

If an external body gets into the eyes, sand or dust, a person needs first aid. First, he needs an eye wash. For this purpose, perfect brewed black tea, solution boric acid  or rivanol. If this does not help - you need to go to the doctor to get a third-party body.

Photo 8. The feeling of sand in the eyes

In the event of a serious injury, the patient should be given first aid. After washing the eyes with an antiseptic, you need to apply a binocular bandage and deliver the victim to the hospital. Doctors sew up the wound and prescribe the necessary therapy. Timely suturing helps to avoid many complications. If the patient began deformation processes - he may need eyelid surgery.

Inflammatory diseases of the eyelids, conjunctiva, cornea and other structures of the eye are treated by an ophthalmologist. The specialist can prescribe antiseptics, antibiotics, regenerating and anti-inflammatory agents, antifungal, antiviral drugs. In the presence of a chalazion, abscess, or phlegmon of the eyelid, surgical intervention is required.

Photo 9. Surgery of the upper eyelid

Remember that ophthalmic diseases are extremely dangerous and can lead to loss of vision. Therefore, if you have pain in the eyelids, above or below the eyes, you should immediately go to an ophthalmologist.

Video: Halyazion. Eye century treatment

Soreness and swelling of the upper or lower eyelid of the eye can be caused by erysipelas, shingles, boils, barley, abscesses, phlegmon, conjunctivitis and other pathologies.

The eye is an important and rather fragile organ. The eyelids serve to protect the eyes. Each eyelid is equipped with muscles that set them in motion.

Erysipelas

This pathology of the skin of the eyelids is caused by the entry of hemolytic staphylococcus through the injured skin, even if the defect is of a small size.

This disease manifests itself suddenly in the form:

• chills;
• red and swollen eyelid.

In addition, the eyelid of the eye is sore. The affected skin is delimited from healthy skin by edema.

Shingles

With this pathology, the herpes virus is damaged. Pathology develops sharply, accompanied by malaise. The temperature may rise. Not only the upper or lower eyelids, but also the forehead or temples is able to amaze versicolor. In these places there is a strong pain, there may be hyperemia and swelling, rash in the form of bubbles.

Furuncle

The upper or lower eyelid of the eye may be affected by acute purulent-necrotic inflammation - a boil that causes staphylococcus. First, a knot is formed that hurts, swelling forms around it, spreading to half of the face. After some time, a necrotic rod forms. The eyelid is usually affected, which is swollen, sore, but soreness can spread to the entire head.

Before the furuncle opens, you can apply dry heat in the form of UHF and UFO. Usually the course lasts up to 5 sessions. If the upper or lower eyelid is severely swollen, then there is a need for water-alcohol compresses. Of drugs  it is necessary to use an antibiotic, to treat the area around the formation with camphor alcohol (only until its breakthrough).

After the pus is out, you should treat the eyelid with brilliant green, iodine or ointment with antibacterial properties.

Barley

Barley is a purulent inflammatory process of the century in the acute form. Inflammation applies to:

• ciliary bulb;
• sebaceous glands;
• lobule of meibomian gland.

At the same time, the eyelid of the eye not only hurts, but also edema appears. Almost always the appearance of barley contributes to staphylococcus. Most often, this pathology affects people with weakened due to hypothermia, beriberi and endocrine system pathologies immunity.

When barley appears, you can see for yourself that the upper or lower eyelid is swollen. Pushing on the barley causes pain. When it develops swelling and redness of the conjunctiva. Sometimes other symptoms appear in the form of:

• temperature increases;
• headaches;
• enlarged lymph nodes.

Typically, after a while, the barley disappears from the eye, either by opening up, or even before reaching it.

In no case should barley be squeezed out or attempted to open it. The eye, or rather, the eyelids, has already suffered, and these actions can lead to inflammation of the orbit (phlegmon), meningitis, which can be fatal. It is also forbidden to warm the eyes. Everyone knows that during inflammation, heat can only aggravate the situation and cause the process to spread to nearby tissues.

While the upper or lower eyelid of the eye is affected by barley, it is swollen and sore, it is better to refrain from applying cosmetics and lenses. It is worth knowing that the appearance of several barley is possible at once.

Treatment of the eye affected by barley is based on the following actions.

1. Before barley ripens, the place that is swollen must be treated with ethyl alcohol, green stuff, iodine.
2. It is necessary to use drops with antibacterial effect (Floksalom, Levomycetinum, Tsipromed and others) or eye ointments (Floksal, Hydrocortisone and others).
3. In the absence of temperature, you can assign UHF, accelerating the maturation of barley.

In case of recurrent disease, treatment is required to activate and increase immunity. Perhaps the appointment of autohemotherapy.

Abscess

Sometimes the eye hurts because of the development of an abscess. At first a condensation appears, then the patient notices that the eyelid (usually the upper one) is swollen, reddened and dropped down. At the same time there is pain in the head.

Phlegmon

In this disease, the eyelid turns red, the eye hurts, and a thickening appears on it. Also, symptoms appear in the form of:

• general weakness and indisposition;
• high temperature;
• headaches.

The cause of the development of this disease is often trauma with infection of pyogenic microbes. Also provoke phlegmon capable of development:

• barley;
• boil;
• ulcerative blepharitis;
• sinus inflammation.

The process develops for several days, during which the eye hurts. After an autopsy has occurred, the symptoms are reduced. It is worth knowing that with this disease the inflammatory process can spread to connective tissue, venous bed and brain.

Phlegmon can affect not only the upper or lower eyelid, but also the lacrimal sac or eye socket. Symptoms appear almost equally in all cases:

• eye sore;
• eyelid swollen.

In case of such pathologies, it is required to immediately visit the doctor, since not only the organ of vision, but also the person himself can suffer. This disease can cause infection of the venous bed, which can contribute to the penetration of the infection into the cranial cavity, and as a result, it can be fatal.

In the acute form of the development of this disease, symptoms appear in the form.

Eyelid hurts above the eye - this situation is always worried. If there are no obvious signs of beginning conjunctivitis or barley   in the form of redness and swelling, it is difficult to determine on its own why pain has appeared. In this case, it is better to immediately seek medical help.

Why can hurt the upper eyelid

When the eyelid hurts above the eye, the cause of the pain may be:

Abscess and phlegmon of the upper eyelid

Abscess and phlegmon of the upper eyelid is most often the result of improper treatment of barley. Barley first appears as a painful point at the edge of the eyelid. Then it turns into a painful nodule of red color with a yellow purulent head. Proper treatment  barley at this stage leads to its complete disappearance.

If the barley is not treated, against the background of reduced immunity, the infection can spread to the surrounding soft tissue  upper eyelid and cause the development of an abscess - an abscess limited by a capsule, or cellulitis - an abscess not limited by a capsule. An abscess and cellulitis of the upper eyelid may develop with a century injury and infection in the wound, as well as with the spread of infection from the nasopharynx (for example, with sinusitis, sore throat or otitis). Infectious agents are most often different types of staphylococci and streptococci.

The disease is always accompanied by a violation of the general condition in the form of fever, malaise, chills, headache. At the same time, the eyelid severely hurts over the eye, there is a sharp swelling and redness of the upper eyelid. The eye slit is closed, the patient practically does not see the affected eye.

After pus has formed, spontaneous opening of an abscess is possible, which will lead to an improvement in the patient's condition, and then to recovery. But you should not hope for it, since untreated abscesses of the upper eyelid can give severe complications in the form of meningitis and sepsis.

Treatment of an abscess of the upper eyelid should be carried out in the hospital. Prescribe complex treatment  in the form of general and local antibiotic therapy. When an abscess is ripe, it is opened and drained.

Cysts and tumors of the upper eyelid

A dermoid cyst is a benign congenital growth associated with a violation of fetal embryonic development. In the area of ​​the upper eyelid, the dermoid cyst is more often localized closer to the outer edge of the eyelid. It is dense, has clear contours, does not hurt when palpating, does not change its size in case of a head tilt.

A dermoid cyst can suppurate and then swelling, redness and pain appear in the area of ​​the upper eyelid. With a significant increase in dermoid cyst of the eye, it can lead to impaired vision. The disease is treated by surgery, but surgery can lead to a decrease in visual acuity, which will further require correction with glasses or contact lenses. .

In the area of ​​the upper eyelid may develop benign and malignant tumors, which initially tend to be asymptomatic. From benign tumors in the upper eyelid, papillomas, cutaneous horn, adenomas and other tumors can develop. The eyelid hurts above the eye only when the tumor reaches a considerable size, begins to squeeze the surrounding tissues, causing pain and visual impairment. Treatment is prompt.