10 Uveitis Symptoms
Reviewed: Dr. Mera
Symptom #7: Eye Pain
Eye pain, or ophthalmalgia, can be divided into pain on the surface of the eye or within the eye. Eye pain is common and is rarely serious. Pain on the surface of the eye is usually due to trauma, foreign objects, or some types of infection. When vision loss accompanies eye pain, it becomes a medical emergency and medical attention should be sought as soon as possible.
Some causes of eye pain include conjunctivitis, irritation from contact lenses, corneal abrasion, and glaucoma. In uveitis, the pain generally develops over several hours and is more common in anterior uveitis.
Advertisement
