Photophobia?!
Question:
Photophobia?
For some reason my pupils are always very dilated, which causes me a degree of photophobia even in normal light. For example, if I walk out of a building into daylight, even if the sun isn't out, the brightness causes significant pain for a couple of minutes before I get used to it.
I'm mildly short sighted, which I wear glasses for and have done for the past year.
Is there anything I can do (other than wear sunglasses all the time) to stop the photophobia? Eyedrops or something I could use to constrict my pupils??
Answers:
Hello there ! Well the best thing you can do is find out the underlying cause of your photophobia!
"Often, photophobia is a symptom of another underlying problem, such as a corneal abrasion, uveitis, or a central nervous system disorder such as meningitis. Light sensitivity may also be associated with retinal detachment, contact lens irritations, sunburn and refractive surgery.
Photophobia often accompanies albinism, total color deficiency (seeing only in shades of gray), botulism, rabies, mercury poisoning, conjunctivitis, keratitis and iritis. Certain rare diseases, such as the genetic disorder keratosis follicularis spinulosa decalvans (KFSD), are reported to cause photophobia. And some medications may cause light sensitivity as a side effect, including belladonna, furosemide, quinine, tetracycline and doxycycline."
The best way to treat photophobia is to treat the underlying cause. In most cases that makes the photophobia stop.
If that doesn't work and your still experiencing extreme photophobia there are prosthetic contact lenses that are specially colored to look like your own eyes. Prosthetic contact lenses can reduce the amount of light that enters the eye, so your eyes are more comfortable.
Best thing to do is see an ophthalmologist to find out the underlying cause of your photophobia and you can work from there!!! :) hope that helps a bit