Most people are afraid of light and uncomfortable when they are in the sun or encounter strong light. Normal reaction will squint your eyes or use other objects to help isolate the sun, so as to alleviate the discomfort of your eyes. But some people feel uncomfortable in ordinary light, so we can say that these people's eyes are afraid of light.

First of all, we should know which eye or body diseases can cause photophobia, and then prescribe the right medicine to improve photophobia symptoms. The most common reason why eyes are afraid of light is inflammation in the anterior segment, including conjunctivitis, keratitis, corneal foreign body, corneal skin damage, corneal ulcer, iritis, iridocyclitis and so on. This inflammatory eye disease should be treated in time in ophthalmology. After moderate treatment, the photophobia symptoms of the eyes can be improved. In addition, if dry eye patients are sensitive to external stimuli due to insufficient tears, they will also be afraid of light to reduce unnecessary irritation to the eyes. Using artificial tears under the guidance of a doctor can slightly improve photophobia symptoms.

Some non-inflammatory eye diseases can also cause photophobia, such as albinism, color blindness and total blindness caused by self-inheritance. Because the photophobia caused by this disease is incurable, we can only adopt negative treatment methods, such as wearing sunglasses or hats to cover our eyes when going out, and the indoor light should not be too strong.

Some systemic diseases can also cause photophobia, such as migraine, trigeminal neuralgia, meningitis, subarachnoid hemorrhage, hyperthyroidism, head trauma and so on. Congenital glaucoma or its own iris color is lighter, and it can't stop the light. Photophobia caused by these diseases can be relieved and improved to a considerable extent through surgery or drug treatment.

The sudden photophobia is actually a warning to protect the eyes. If you can get the correct diagnosis and treatment, you can get the best care and improvement for eye or body diseases. So, when you have abnormal photophobia, don't ignore it easily. After all, keeping bright eyes depends on your own efforts.

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Jur Xuan Tong