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Ocular pain

MedGen UID:
57490
Concept ID:
C0151827
Sign or Symptom
Synonyms: Eye Pain; Eye Pains; Pain, Eye; Pains, Eye
SNOMED CT: Ocular pain (41652007); Eye pain (41652007); Pain in eye (41652007)
 
HPO: HP:0200026

Definition

An unpleasant sensation characterized by physical discomfort (such as pricking, throbbing, or aching) localized to the eye. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVOcular pain

Conditions with this feature

Paroxysmal extreme pain disorder
MedGen UID:
331565
Concept ID:
C1833661
Disease or Syndrome
SCN9A neuropathic pain syndromes (SCN9A-NPS) comprise SCN9A erythromelalgia (EM), SCN9A paroxysmal extreme pain disorder (PEPD), and SCN9A small fiber neuropathy (SFN). SCN9A-EM is characterized by recurrent episodes of bilateral intense, burning pain, and redness, warmth, and occasionally swelling. While the feet are more commonly affected than the hands, in severely affected individuals the legs, arms, face, and/or ears may be involved. SCN9A-PEPD is characterized by neonatal or infantile onset of autonomic manifestations that can include skin flushing, harlequin (patchy or asymmetric) color change, tonic non-epileptic attacks (stiffening), and syncope with bradycardia. Later manifestations are episodes of excruciating deep burning rectal, ocular, or submandibular pain accompanied by flushing (erythematous skin changes). SCN9A-SFN is characterized by adult-onset neuropathic pain in a stocking and glove distribution, often with a burning quality; autonomic manifestations such as dry eyes, mouth, orthostatic dizziness, palpitations, bowel or bladder disturbances; and preservation of large nerve fiber functions (normal strength, tendon reflexes, and vibration sense).
Hyperostosis cranialis interna
MedGen UID:
327093
Concept ID:
C1840404
Disease or Syndrome
Hyperostosis cranialis interna (HCIN) is a bone disorder characterized by endosteal hyperostosis and osteosclerosis of the calvaria and the skull base. The progressive bone overgrowth causes entrapment and dysfunction of cranial nerves I, II, V, VII, and VIII (Waterval et al., 2010).
Epithelial recurrent erosion dystrophy
MedGen UID:
342263
Concept ID:
C1852551
Disease or Syndrome
Epithelial recurrent erosion dystrophy (ERED) is characterized by frequent painful recurrent corneal erosions, with onset in the first decade of life and subsequent gradual decrease in frequency, with cessation in the third or fourth decade. Small gray anterior stromal flecks associated with larger focal gray-white disc-shaped, circular, or wreath-like lesions with central clarity, in the Bowman layer and immediately subjacent anterior stroma, varying from 0.2 to 1.5 mm in diameter, appear to be clinically diagnostic of ERED (Oliver et al., 2016).

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Keenan JD
Cornea 2023 Nov 1;42(11):1333-1339. Epub 2023 Jul 4 doi: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000003340. PMID: 38112645Free PMC Article
Binotti W, Hamrah P
Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2023 May;31(4):778-784. Epub 2022 Apr 8 doi: 10.1080/09273948.2022.2054432. PMID: 35394858
Murthy SI, Das S, Deshpande P, Kaushik S, Dave TV, Agashe P, Goel N, Soni A
Indian J Ophthalmol 2020 Jul;68(7):1371-1379. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1267_20. PMID: 32587167Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Linaburg TJ, Hammersmith KM
Infect Dis Clin North Am 2024 Dec;38(4):795-811. Epub 2024 Sep 12 doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2024.07.010. PMID: 39271302
Binotti W, Hamrah P
Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2023 May;31(4):778-784. Epub 2022 Apr 8 doi: 10.1080/09273948.2022.2054432. PMID: 35394858
Wang S, Singh RB, Yuksel E, Musayeva A, Sinha S, Taketani Y, Dohlman TH, Dana R
Ocul Surf 2022 Oct;26:142-147. Epub 2022 Aug 7 doi: 10.1016/j.jtos.2022.07.005. PMID: 35948166
Jacobovitz S, Massote JA, Cronemberger S
Eur J Ophthalmol 2019 May;29(3):278-286. Epub 2018 Nov 26 doi: 10.1177/1120672118815066. PMID: 30474392
Dammacco R
Clin Exp Med 2018 May;18(2):135-149. Epub 2017 Dec 14 doi: 10.1007/s10238-017-0479-9. PMID: 29243035

Diagnosis

Le DT, Kandel H, Watson SL
Ocul Surf 2023 Oct;30:213-235. Epub 2023 Sep 23 doi: 10.1016/j.jtos.2023.09.009. PMID: 37748645
Kamøy B, Magno M, Nøland ST, Moe MC, Petrovski G, Vehof J, Utheim TP
Acta Ophthalmol 2022 Nov;100(7):723-739. Epub 2022 Feb 4 doi: 10.1111/aos.15105. PMID: 35122403Free PMC Article
Murthy SI, Sabhapandit S, Balamurugan S, Subramaniam P, Sainz-de-la-Maza M, Agarwal M, Parvesio C
Indian J Ophthalmol 2020 Sep;68(9):1818-1828. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_2032_20. PMID: 32823398Free PMC Article
Arvizu-Rivera RI, Pineda-Sic RA, Cardenas-de la Garza JA, Galarza-Delgado DA, Villarreal-Alarcon MA
Clin Rheumatol 2020 Oct;39(10):3141-3142. Epub 2020 Jun 23 doi: 10.1007/s10067-020-05147-8. PMID: 32577849
Tarff A, Behrens A
Med Clin North Am 2017 May;101(3):615-639. Epub 2017 Mar 8 doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2016.12.013. PMID: 28372717

Therapy

Linaburg TJ, Hammersmith KM
Infect Dis Clin North Am 2024 Dec;38(4):795-811. Epub 2024 Sep 12 doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2024.07.010. PMID: 39271302
Keenan JD
Cornea 2023 Nov 1;42(11):1333-1339. Epub 2023 Jul 4 doi: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000003340. PMID: 38112645Free PMC Article
Coco G, Ambrosini G, Poletti S, Meliante LA, Taloni A, Scorcia V, Giannaccare G
Expert Opin Pharmacother 2023 Sep-Dec;24(18):2059-2079. Epub 2024 Jan 5 doi: 10.1080/14656566.2023.2269090. PMID: 37804227
Beckman KA, Katz JA, Majmudar PA, Rips AG, Vaidya NS, Rostov AT
Pain Manag 2022 Jan;12(1):17-23. Epub 2021 Jun 24 doi: 10.2217/pmt-2021-0023. PMID: 34164994
Olsen TW, Hardten DR, Meiusi RS, Holland EJ
Am J Ophthalmol 1994 Apr 15;117(4):468-74. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9394(14)70006-6. PMID: 8154528

Prognosis

Kalogeropoulos D, Moussa G, Sung VC, Pappa C, Kalogeropoulos C
Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 2023 Mar;240(3):305-315. Epub 2022 Nov 27 doi: 10.1055/a-1956-9348. PMID: 36436509
Xie CA, Singh J, Tyagi M, Androudi S, Dave VP, Arora A, Gupta V, Agrawal R, Mi H, Sen A
Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2023 Sep;31(7):1362-1385. Epub 2022 Oct 28 doi: 10.1080/09273948.2022.2126863. PMID: 36306406
Binotti W, Hamrah P
Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2023 May;31(4):778-784. Epub 2022 Apr 8 doi: 10.1080/09273948.2022.2054432. PMID: 35394858
Corbelli E, Miserocchi E, Marchese A, Giuffrè C, Berchicci L, Sacconi R, Bandello F, Modorati GM
Cornea 2019 Feb;38(2):229-232. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000001805. PMID: 30379722
Kuruvilla M, Kalangara J, Lee FEE
J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 2019;29(5):349-356. Epub 2018 Sep 17 doi: 10.18176/jiaci.0320. PMID: 30222114

Clinical prediction guides

Keenan JD
Cornea 2023 Nov 1;42(11):1333-1339. Epub 2023 Jul 4 doi: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000003340. PMID: 38112645Free PMC Article
Betz J, Behrens H, Harkness BM, Stutzman R, Chamberlain W, Blanco MP, Hegarty DM, Aicher SA, Galor A
Ophthalmology 2023 Jul;130(7):692-701. Epub 2023 Feb 19 doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2023.02.016. PMID: 36809816Free PMC Article
Wang S, Singh RB, Yuksel E, Musayeva A, Sinha S, Taketani Y, Dohlman TH, Dana R
Ocul Surf 2022 Oct;26:142-147. Epub 2022 Aug 7 doi: 10.1016/j.jtos.2022.07.005. PMID: 35948166
Yavuz Saricay L, Bayraktutar BN, Kenyon BM, Hamrah P
Ocul Surf 2021 Oct;22:143-151. Epub 2021 Aug 17 doi: 10.1016/j.jtos.2021.08.003. PMID: 34411735Free PMC Article
Ross AR, Al-Aqaba MA, Almaazmi A, Messina M, Nubile M, Mastropasqua L, Dua HS, Said DG
Br J Ophthalmol 2020 Jun;104(6):768-775. Epub 2019 Sep 18 doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2019-314799. PMID: 31533927

Recent systematic reviews

Sulewski M, Leslie L, Liu SH, Ifantides C, Cho K, Kuo IC
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2023 Aug 9;8(8):CD015091. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD015091.pub2. PMID: 37555621Free PMC Article
Mortada H, Seraj H, Barasain O, Bamakhrama B, Alhindi NI, Arab K
Aesthetic Plast Surg 2022 Apr;46(2):760-773. Epub 2022 Jan 29 doi: 10.1007/s00266-021-02730-5. PMID: 35091771
Soltani S, Zandi M, Ahmadi SE, Zarandi B, Hosseini Z, Akhavan Rezayat S, Abyadeh M, Pakzad I, Malekifar P, Pakzad R, Mozhgani SH
Iran J Med Sci 2022 Jan;47(1):2-14. doi: 10.30476/ijms.2021.89475.2026. PMID: 35017772Free PMC Article
Aggarwal K, Agarwal A, Jaiswal N, Dahiya N, Ahuja A, Mahajan S, Tong L, Duggal M, Singh M, Agrawal R, Gupta V
PLoS One 2020;15(11):e0241661. Epub 2020 Nov 5 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0241661. PMID: 33151999Free PMC Article
Pereira VB, Garcia R, Torricelli AA, Bechara SJ
Pain Physician 2017 Jul;20(5):429-436. PMID: 28727706

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