Patients with pain in the corner of the eye and pain when blinking may be caused by blepharitis, foreign body irritation, inverted eyelashes and other reasons.
1. Blepharitis: Blepharitis refers to acute purulent inflammation of the eyelid glands, often caused by staphylococcal infections, and under the stimulation of inflammation, patients may experience eye pain, redness and swelling and other discomforts. Because the patient’s eyelids are red and swollen, blinking can rub the red and swollen area, so the patient can blink and cause eye pain.
2. Foreign body stimulation: if the patient’s eye into the foreign body, can stimulate the eye tissue, the patient may appear eye pain, foreign body sensation, photophobia, tearing and other discomforts. Because of the blinking, the foreign body friction, the patient also appeared eye pain aggravated performance.
3. Inverted eyelashes: Inverted eyelashes are eyelashes that are inverted to the eyeball, which can irritate the cornea and conjunctiva, and patients can experience eye pain, tearing, redness of the eyes, photophobia and other discomforts. Because blinking irritates the eye tissue, it can aggravate the patient’s eye discomfort.
In addition, blepharitis and trauma to the corner of the eye may also cause such symptoms. It is recommended that patients seek medical attention to assess their condition and follow doctor’s instructions for treatment.