Dry Eye Pain Research Paper
Do you have chronic and blurred visions and unrelenting eye pain? Have you sought treatment for this, but have had no relief? Has your condition been diagnosed and treated as 'dry eye' when it really isn't? If you answered yes to these questions, rest assured that you are not alone. There is hope. Your blurred vision may actually be caused by the interruption, sensitivity or even disease of your corneal nerves. To understand this difficult to diagnose condition, it is important to understand what is involved.
THE CORNEA
The cornea is the transparent, dome-shaped surface of our eyes. Behind the cornea is the iris (the color part of our eye).
Corneal pain system
Brain connections
Corneal pain is an alert to warn of impending danger or damage to the cornea.
CORNEAL PAIN SYSTEM
The corneal pain system is a situation in which the corneal nerves become super …show more content…
Diseased corneal nerves is an invisible and oftentimes overlooked. Some experts who are studying this disease agree that a reduction in tear production may be caused by the disease but is not the cause. This hypersensitivity may be triggered by tear evaporation but is not caused by dry eyes. Damage to the corneal nerves may have a number of causes, including LASIK procedures. The result of diseased or damaged corneal nerves is blurred vision and eye pain.
Brain connections. Centralized corneal pain actually originates in the pain pathways of the brain, even though you may feel as if the pain is in and around your eye(s). Think of these pathways as electrical circuits. If there is an electrical short circuit, the pain receptors in the brain is triggered and you experience this form of centralized pain.
Combination of both. Your eye pain may be caused by both diseased corneal nerves as well as brain connections. Your pain may have started with a disease or damage of your corneal nerves, leading to the brain connections and your centralized
THE CORNEA
The cornea is the transparent, dome-shaped surface of our eyes. Behind the cornea is the iris (the color part of our eye).
Corneal pain system
Brain connections
Corneal pain is an alert to warn of impending danger or damage to the cornea.
CORNEAL PAIN SYSTEM
The corneal pain system is a situation in which the corneal nerves become super …show more content…
Diseased corneal nerves is an invisible and oftentimes overlooked. Some experts who are studying this disease agree that a reduction in tear production may be caused by the disease but is not the cause. This hypersensitivity may be triggered by tear evaporation but is not caused by dry eyes. Damage to the corneal nerves may have a number of causes, including LASIK procedures. The result of diseased or damaged corneal nerves is blurred vision and eye pain.
Brain connections. Centralized corneal pain actually originates in the pain pathways of the brain, even though you may feel as if the pain is in and around your eye(s). Think of these pathways as electrical circuits. If there is an electrical short circuit, the pain receptors in the brain is triggered and you experience this form of centralized pain.
Combination of both. Your eye pain may be caused by both diseased corneal nerves as well as brain connections. Your pain may have started with a disease or damage of your corneal nerves, leading to the brain connections and your centralized