What should I do if my eyes hurt from crying?

The patient’s eye pain due to crying may be caused by rubbing the eyes while crying, mechanical stimulation to the eye and prolonged soaking of the eye skin with tears. Patients need to avoid rubbing the eyes, but also follow the doctor’s instructions to promote the repair of corneal epithelial cells of drug treatment, such as recombinant human epidermal growth factor eye drops.
Patients cry when rubbing the eyes, can corneal epithelial abrasion, patients may appear eye pain and other symptoms of discomfort. When crying, if the tears soak the skin around the eyes for a long time, it may also cause the patient to have damage to the skin around the eyes and cause eye pain. Patients should avoid rubbing their eyes to avoid further aggravation of the damage.
Patients can use tissues to gently dip away the tears to avoid prolonged soaking of the skin around the eyes and to relieve the patient’s eye discomfort. If the patient’s corneal epithelium is abraded, the patient can follow the doctor’s instructions to use recombinant human epidermal growth factor drops and other medications, to promote the repair of corneal abrasions, to relieve eye discomfort.
It is recommended that patients who experience eye pain after crying should consult a hospital to assess their condition and follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment.