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I have had blurry fluctuating vision with halos and slight starburst effect for three years now. I also have really bad pain in the inside corner of my right eye every time I blink. If it is not painful it is really itchy like what every was causing the pain is healing then the pain comes back. I have been to three MD eye doctors and they all say that I have mild dry eye from blepharitis and some ocular rosacea. All of the doctors can not explain the sudden onset of my vision problems but say that it is maybe because my tears are not the right mix. This does not sound like a diagnosis? A far as the right eye pain goes none of them have any answer at all as to what is causing it, there is nothing red or even slightly irritated looking in my eye. What would you guys recommend I do now? I am at a lose as to who I need to see for a actual answer to what in the heck happened to my eyes. These eye problems are really effecting my life. I have become depressed and full of anxiety and since it is all day every day I am developing horrible OCD. Thanks in advance for any ideas at all.
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Joseph, I am not post-Lasik, and not a doctor, but these are some possible causes of pain when you blink.
1) a lash that is growing inward or breaking through the surface at your eyelid margin
2) a muscle spasm in your eye lid
3) a blocked meibomian gland
4) an erosion on the eye
You can try applying warm compresses to the area. Take a wash cloth and with just the smallest corner, put it under some hot/warm water and apply to the area for 5 minutes. Stop for 5 minutes. Repeat 3 times. Does it get better? If it is a muscle spasm, it should get better. You can also massage lightly in the area with the eye closed. The muscle spasm should go away, if that is what it is. Repeat again in an hour. Does it get better?
If it is a blocked meibomian gland, you might find some relief. However, if there is fibrous tissue blocked the gland, it may still hurt when you blink.
If you can look in your eye with a magnifying mirror you may see the beginnings of an eye lash growing in the area or growing inward. Carefully, with a sterilized tweezer, very very carefully, because you do not want to poke yourself in the eye, you can try to pull it out. If that is what is causing the problem, when you pull out the lash you should get instant relief. But, again, be extremely cautious, careful and do not allow yourself to get distracted while you are doing this.
I have had the kind of pain you describe and have had relief by trying these techniques.
If you try any of these, let us know how it goes. Do you feel any better?
If there is an erosion I would expect the doctors to have seen it. But that is difficult to ascertain.
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