What causes eye pain in children?

When children have eye pain, you should pay attention to whether it is caused by some infection or stimulation. If it is caused by trauma, it will also cause pain. The common cause is some viral infection, especially during influenza, when eye pain symptoms are most likely to occur.

1. Most eye pain is caused by problems with the eye itself, such as infection, irritation or injury, but sometimes problems in the pseudosinus or nose may also manifest as eye pain. There are mainly several reasons: 1. Fever caused by various reasons, manifested as sore eyes;

2. Viral infection, usually pain in both eyes, general discomfort, a little fever, possible influenza, usually subsides within one or two days along with other symptoms.

3. Bacterial conjunctivitis, which is also the most common cause in children. Because children use their eyes unhygiene, it often causes redness and discharge in the eyes. They may also develop styes, which are small bags on the eyelids that are painful when pressed.

4. For children, another common reason is eyelid inversion, that is, eyelashes grow inward and scratch the cornea, and they always feel a foreign body sensation. In this case, you should go to the hospital as soon as possible, otherwise, you will always have conjunctivitis and keratitis repeatedly, and it will be bad if the cornea is scratched.

5. Another possibility is glaucoma. Some people will feel swelling and pain in their eyes, while others will not feel obvious. Sometimes they will have headaches and dizziness, and even vomiting when glaucoma attacks. Go to the gastroenterology department for treatment, which will delay the course of the disease.

6. Another possibility is trigeminal neuralgia. The eye examination may not find any problems, but it still hurts, often accompanied by toothache on the same side and pain on the face. Therefore, there are many possible reasons for children's eye pain, so you should go to the hospital for a check-up.