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Photophobia is a fairly common symptom. For many people, photophobia is not due to any disease. Severe photophobia may occur with eye problems and can cause severe eye pain even in relatively low light. | Photophobia is a fairly common symptom. For many people, photophobia is not due to any disease. Severe photophobia may occur with eye problems and can cause severe eye pain even in relatively low light. | ||
==What are the symptoms== | ==What are the symptoms?== | ||
*Pain in the eye | *Pain in the eye | ||
*Headache | *Headache | ||
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*Changes in hearing | *Changes in hearing | ||
==What are the causes== | ==What are the causes?== | ||
*Acute iritis or uveitis (inflammation inside eye) | |||
*Burns to the eye | |||
*Corneal abrasion | |||
*Corneal ulcer | |||
*Drugs such as amphetamines, atropine, cocaine, cyclopentolate, idoxuridine, phenylephrine, scopolamine, trifluridine, tropicamide, and vidarabine | |||
*Excessive wearing of contact lenses, or wearing badly fitted contact lenses | |||
*Eye disease, injury, or infection (such as chalazion, episcleritis, glaucoma) | |||
*Eye testing when the eyes have been dilated | |||
*Meningitis | |||
*Migraine headache | |||
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Overview
Photophobia is eye discomfort in bright light. Photophobia is a fairly common symptom. For many people, photophobia is not due to any disease. Severe photophobia may occur with eye problems and can cause severe eye pain even in relatively low light.
What are the symptoms?
- Pain in the eye
- Headache
- Nausea
- Neck stiffness
- Blurred vision
- Sore or wound in eye
- Redness
- Itching
- Swelling
- Dizziness
- Numbness or tingling elsewhere in the body
- Changes in hearing
What are the causes?
- Acute iritis or uveitis (inflammation inside eye)
- Burns to the eye
- Corneal abrasion
- Corneal ulcer
- Drugs such as amphetamines, atropine, cocaine, cyclopentolate, idoxuridine, phenylephrine, scopolamine, trifluridine, tropicamide, and vidarabine
- Excessive wearing of contact lenses, or wearing badly fitted contact lenses
- Eye disease, injury, or infection (such as chalazion, episcleritis, glaucoma)
- Eye testing when the eyes have been dilated
- Meningitis
- Migraine headache