My eyes started paining when it exposed or senses the bright sunlight and followed by severe headache and nausea..what could be the reason..and also I have short sightedness (-1.50) and I use specs only during class Hours
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This could be Migraine. Avoid precipitating factors like lack of sleep, missing a meal, exposure to sunlight etc.
Use your glasses regularly, these symptoms are very unlikely due to glasses.
If these symptoms are frequent and severe, you need Migraine treatment and prophylaxis
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Neurology opinion if required
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Migraine can be provoked by bright light and excessive screen use. Do you have a history of any such previous such episodes?
Less commonly it can be due to change in glasses power and conditions like uveitis.
Are you a regular computer user hence you are likely to be suffering from computer vision syndrome with migraine which gets aggravated by bright lights,bcoz your eyes are accustomed of low illumination lights and drybess of cornea.
These all factors aggravate the episode of migraine.
Along with the treatment with lubricant and antmigraine drugs,you will have to observe some precautions as advised by every ophthalmologist. +use dark glases(gaugles)or photochomic specs while going in sunlight
For more queries you can initiate online consultation with anybody.
At this age, with -1.5 D you must use glasses constantly. Avoid triggering factors leading to headache.
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one home remedy, helpful to many, is to take first few days of cow or buffalo milk after birth of calf. boil milk by adding sugar or jeggary. it will look like cheese. eat it as and when available.
You may have migraine or defective refractive error.
Next Steps
First do a cycloplegic refraction and get your specs power corrected.if that does not ameliorate your problem then consult a local neurologist/ophthalmologist for ruling out migraine.
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you may use tear substitute that will comfort your eyes a bit.
You may have migraine . Kindly avoid exposure to cold weather/ac and direct exposure to sunlight, listening to loud music/noisy environment . Also avoid or cut down caffeine - eg: tea. Coffee , coke. And you need to take medication to prevent the same. Post lockdown you may consult a neurologist if possible.
Yes Your symptoms are suggestive of migraine.
Prevention is best way to avoid episodes.
Avoid caffeine, chocolate, cheese, bright light, loud music.
Get dilated refraction to rule out overprescribed myopic correction (if not done previously)
Also develop habit of using glasses regularly. Initially it may increase headaches for few days, but your ciliary muscle tone will improve.
Consult neurologist for confirmation of migraine
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