What Causes Eye Burning?
Eye burning develops as a result of certain eye conditions. Eye burning is usually not a condition on its own, but rather an effect that results from an underlying disease. External factors are also known to be common causes of eye burning. Depending on many different causes, this condition may involve watering, redness, and in some advanced cases, even vision loss.
- In answer to the question of what causes eye burning, here are the causes of eye burning:
- Eye colds (viral conjunctivitis)
- Dry eye,
- Eye inflammation
- Sjögren's syndrome
- Rosacea
- Sensitivity to light
- Allergic conditions,
- Weather conditions.
Eye burning can sometimes develop due to allergic causes. These causes fall into several sub-categories. The allergic conditions that cause eye burning are as follows:
- Mold spores,
- Pollen,
- Perfumes and colognes
- Pet dander.
What Are the Symptoms of Eye Burning?
Eye burning appears along with watering and pain at the corners of the eyes. Along with the burning sensation in the eye, uncomfortable levels of watering and pain occur. This can also develop as a result of an underlying condition, or an everyday external factor can cause burning in the eyes. Sometimes this is short-lived and resolves on its own, but it often persists unless treated by a physician.
Eye burning has very important and obvious symptoms. The symptoms of eye burning are as follows:
- Intense itching in the eyes,
- Constant discharge from the eyes,
- Continuous watering of the eyes,
- Uncomfortable, localized or complete redness in the eyes,
- Eye pain.
What Helps Relieve Eye Burning?
The level of burning and the symptoms of eye burning indicate what stage the condition is at. Eye burning caused by external factors and allergic conditions can often resolve with a few home treatment methods. However, if the eye burning is caused by an underlying eye disease, it must be diagnosed and treated by a physician. In such a case, you can contact İdeal Göz Clinic, one of the leading options among Kayseri eye hospitals, and get rid of your eye burning complaints and problems after an examination by specialist physicians.
For those wondering what helps relieve eye burning, the first step is to identify the underlying cause. Once the cause of the eye burning is known, treatment becomes much easier. Treating eye burning first requires removing the factor that is causing it. If the eye burning is due to dusty or dirty environments, lack of sleep, excessive eye strain, or other external factors, these factors should be eliminated first. After that, some home treatment methods recommended for eye burning can be tried. However, in this kind of process, the only thing recommended, even if you think you know the cause, is an examination by a physician. An examination by our leading Kayseri eye doctors will determine the cause most accurately, and the doctors will inform you about the appropriate treatment.
Home Remedies for Eye Burning
The most effective treatments for eye burning should always be prescribed by specialist physicians. In addition to these treatments, there are some remedies that can easily be applied at home to relieve your eye burning. Some of the methods that can be applied at home for eye burning are as follows:
- Applying cold water
- Applying a cold tea compress
- Applying natural rose water
By applying the methods above gently and in a way that will not harm your eyes, you can help relieve and reduce the burning sensation. You need to be quite careful and controlled while doing these applications, because the eye is one of the most sensitive organs, and there is a possibility of causing different kinds of harm.
You can schedule an appointment with our experienced physicians Prof. Dr. Hakkı DOĞAN, Prof. Dr. Mustafa KOÇ, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Necati DURU, and Op. Dr. Bilge YURDAKUL for treatment and detailed information about eye burning.
