Symptoms
The main symptom of photophobia is an urgent necessity for squinting or closing your eyes to avoid bright light and glare. Excessive sensitivity to light accompanied with discomfort or pain is also observed. Headache can frequently be observed while suffering from light sensitivity.
Among other symptoms there are:
* Pain in the eye
* Headache
* Nausea
* Neck stiffness
* Blurred vision
* Sore or wound in eye
* Red eyes
* Itching
* Swelling
* Dizziness
* Numbness or tingling elsewhere in the body
* Changes in hearing
People who suffer from light sensivity try to hide away from direct light being in a dark room or wearing sunglasses.
Treatment
Photophobia is being examined in hospital. The patients will be asked about its beginning, painful sensations that accompany it, its seiousness, the apply of lenses, the necessity to wear dark glasses or being in a dark room, performed, the drugs being used, its symptoms and treatment. They will be also asked about the applying of soaps, lotions, cosmetics or other chemicals in the area near your eyes.
It is advised to cure the cause that leads to light sensitivity. With the removal of this cause the problem of photophobia dissapears. In the case of medication leading to light sensitivity, they should be replaced with other medicines or not be used anymore.
Photophobia should be tested with corneal scraping, slit-lamp examination and lumbar puncture.
If you're sensitive to light, bright sunlight and other bright lights should be avoided. Wide-brimmed hats and sunglasses with ultraviolet (UV) protection can partly solve the problem. If the problem is serious, you should wear prosthetic contact lenses specially colored in the colour of your own eyes. Such lenses lessen the quantity of light got in the eye.
Additional medicines can help in the treatment of photophobia. Vitamin A, Carotenoid Complex and Lutein are also helpful for all eye disorders. Bromelain is against inflammation. Turmeric has antioxidants that lessen swelling. Vitamin C maintains proper immune function. Grape Seed is famous for its antioxidant properties and can excellently improve circulation.
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