Painful eyes with normal exam

Background

Eye anatomy.

• This page describes a general approach to the complaint of painful eyes with a normal exam

Clinical Features

• Normal eye exam

Differential Diagnosis

• Ocular ischemia
  • Carotid disease
• Optic neuritis
• Temporal arteritis
• Sinusitis
• Neuralgia
  • Shingles
• Migraine
• DM

See Also

Eye Algorithms

• Red eye
  • Bilateral red eyes
  • Unilateral red eye
  • Red eye (by symptoms)
  • Red eye (peds)
    • Neonatal conjunctivitis
• Periorbital swelling
• Acute vision loss (noninflamed)
• Acute onset flashers and floaters
• Painful eyes with normal exam
• Neonatal eye problems