Eyeball gently press very painful, can be due to overuse of eyes, scleritis, glaucoma and so on. 1. Excessive eye use: watching TV, computer, cell phone and other electronic screens for a long time, can lead to ciliary muscle does not get enough rest, resulting in persistent spasm, triggering eyeballs gently press swelling and pain discomfort, avoid looking at electronic products for a long time, you can improve the discomfort symptoms by doing eye exercises, gaze into the distance. 2. Scleritis: usually due to immune factors or infections, usually manifested as eye pain, eye redness, vision loss, etc., which can also lead to pain when gently pressed on the eyes. 3. Glaucoma: due to pathologic factors caused by increased intraocular pressure, can cause stimulation of the ciliary muscle and the peripheral nerves of the wall of the eyeball, and then manifested in the hardness of the eyeball, the symptoms of pain when gently pressed, and in severe cases, even accompanied by head and face pain, loss of vision and so on. If your eyeballs hurt when gently pressed, and the symptoms are not relieved after resting, and accompanied by other discomforts, it is recommended that you consult a doctor in time to identify the cause of the disease and then treat the cause of the disease, and pay attention to resting your eyes in your daily life.